Abstract
When the plant hormone kinetin is X-irradiated it decomposes to an extent depending on the exposure. Ultra-violet spectrophotometry and chromatography indicate that the chief degradation compounds are adenine, hypoxanthine and a substance with an R of 0.28.
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BELLI-DONINI, M., CERVIGNY, T. Effects of Radiation on Kinetin Solutions. Nature 214, 468–470 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214468a0
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