Indoleacetic acid (IAA) is deactivated and damaged under the catalyzation of indoleacetic acid oxidase.
IAA oxidase can regulate the level of indoleacetic acid in plants and affect plant growth.
In the condition of inorganic acid, IAA react with FeCl3 to form red product, which has absorption peak at
530nm.The enzyme activity can be expressed by the rate of destruction of IAA.
Reagents and Equipment Required but Not Provided:
Spectrophotometer/ microplate reader, micro quartz cuvette/96 well flat-bottom UV plate, water bath, low
temperature centrifuge, adjustable transferpettor, mortar, alcohol, ice and distilled water.
Sample preparation:
1. Tissue: Add 1 ml of extract solution into 0.1g of tissue, fully grinding on ice. centrifuge at 12000rpm
and 4℃ for 15 min, supernatant on ice is used for test.
2. Cells or microbial sample: collect cells or microbial sample to centrifuge and remove supernatant.
Suggested 5 million with 1mL of extract solution, split bacteria and cell with ultrasonication (power
20%, work time 3s, interval 10s, for 30 times). Centrifuge at 12000rpm and 4℃ for 15min,
supernatant on ice is used for test.