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S Nishikawa1, M Kurono, K Shibayama
1Department of Bioscience, Mie University, Tsu, Japan. nisikawa@bio.mie-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
7-Phenylethynylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and its riboside have been newly developed as fluorescent carbon-substituted cytokinin analogues. Palladium-catalyzed coupling of 7-iodo-3-(tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-ribofuranosyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine with phenylacetylene followed by ammonolysis afforded the 7-phenylethynyl riboside via its tri-O-acetate. Acid hydrolysis of the riboside provided its free base, which showed a marked enhancement in fluorescence intensity in an aqueous alkaline solution. The free base and its riboside were more active than the corresponding 6-phenylethynylpurine and its riboside, respectively, in Amaranthus betacyanin and tobacco callus bioassays. Surprisingly, the imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine base exhibited strong cytokinin activity comparable to that of N(6)-benzyladenine in the tobacco callus bioassay. This compound would be useful for studying localization and transport of cytokinins in cells or tissues of plants.
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