Perrine, FrancineRolfe, BarryHynes, Michael FHocart, Charles2015-12-130981-9428http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87282A new method for preparing alkyl esters of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in aqueous solution is adapted from the chloroformate method originally described by Hǔek for the analysis of amino acids. This method has the significant advantage of avoiding the genKeywords: amino acid; chloroform; dyes, reagents, indicators, markers and buffers; indoleacetic acid; indoleacetic acid derivative; tryptophan; article; chemistry; mass fragmentography; methodology; Rhizobium; Amino Acids; Chloroform; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectr Chloroformate; Derivatisation; GC-MS; Indoleacetic acid; Rhizobia; Rice growth inhibition; TryptophanGas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of indoleacetic acid and tryptophan following aqueous chloroformate derivatisation of Rhizobium exudates200410.1016/j.plaphy.2004.07.0082015-12-12