Abstract
Endogenous gibberellins of chrysanthemum [Dendrathema×grandiflorum (Ramat) cv. Bright Golden Anne] were characterized in preparation for quantification of endogenous gibberellins in apices under control and CuSO4 spectral filters. Expanding shoots were separated into young expanding leaves and apices. Methanolic extracts of young expanding leaves were purified by solvent partitioning, PVPP column chromatography, and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. Two bioactive regions corresponding to the HPLC retention times of GA and GA19 standards were detected in fractions using the recently developed non-dwarf rice bioassay. Dideuterated internal standards of GA12, GA53, GA19, GA20, and GA1 were added to similar extracts of shoot apices. The presence of endogenous GA53, GA19, GA20, and GA1 in chrysanthemum apices was confirmed by isotope dilution using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry-selected ion monitoring and Kovats retention indices. Ions for the deuterated internal standard of GA12 were detected, but not for endogenous GA12. The above results demonstrate that the early 13-hydroxylation pathway operates in chrysanthemum.
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