MeIAA is an inactive form of the plant hormone auxin (IAA). Plant esterases from the Hydroxynitrile lyase family metabolize MeIAA to give the active auxin
Type : Plant hormone
Chemical_Nomenclature : methyl 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetate
Canonical SMILES : COC(=O)CC1=CNC2=CC=CC=C21
InChI : InChI=1S\/C11H11NO2\/c1-14-11(13)6-8-7-12-10-5-3-2-4-9(8)10\/h2-5,7,12H,6H2,1H3
InChIKey : KTHADMDGDNYQRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Other name(s) : Methyl 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetate || Methyl indole-3-acetate || Methyl 3-indolylacetate || IAA methyl ester || Indole-3-methyl acetate
MW : 189.21
Formula : C11H11NO2
CAS_number : 1912-33-0
PubChem : 74706
UniChem : KTHADMDGDNYQRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Structures : No structure
Families : Hydroxynitrile_lyase
Title : Crystal structure of methylesterase family member 16 (MES16) from Arabidopsis thaliana - Li_2016_Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun_474_226 |
Author(s) : Li H , Pu H |
Ref : Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications , 474 :226 , 2016 |
Abstract : |
PubMedSearch : Li_2016_Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun_474_226 |
PubMedID: 27109476 |
Gene_locus related to this paper: arath-AT4G16690 |
Title : Inactive methyl indole-3-acetic acid ester can be hydrolyzed and activated by several esterases belonging to the AtMES esterase family of Arabidopsis - Yang_2008_Plant.Physiol_147_1034 |
Author(s) : Yang Y , Xu R , Ma CJ , Vlot AC , Klessig DF , Pichersky E |
Ref : Plant Physiol , 147 :1034 , 2008 |
Abstract : |
PubMedSearch : Yang_2008_Plant.Physiol_147_1034 |
PubMedID: 18467465 |
Gene_locus related to this paper: arath-MES17 , arath-AT4G16690 , arath-AT4G37150 , arath-MES6 , arath-MES7 , arath-MES3 , arath-MES1 , arath-MES18 , arath-MES10 , arath-MES19 |