INHIBITOR OF BIOSYNTHESIS OF PLANT HORMONE AUXIN, CHEMICAL PLANT REGULATOR COMPRISING THE INHIBITOR AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT, HERBICIDAL AGENT, AND USE THEREOF

摘要

The first object is to provide an inhibitor of the synthesis of endogenous auxin. The second object is to provide a plant growth inhibitor or a herbicidal agent utilizing the auxin biosynthesis inhibitor. Thus, disclosed are: a method for screening a candidate for an auxin biosynthesis inhibitor capable of inhibiting the expression of an auxin-inducible gene, by adding each of candidate compounds for the auxin inhibitor to a plant; a method for selecting a compound capable of actually inhibiting the auxin synthesis in a plant, by adding each of candidate compounds to the plant, disrupting the plant and then measuring the amount of endogenous auxin; and a method for selecting a compound capable of inhibiting the production of indolpyruvic acid in the presence of a tryptophan deaminase and tryptophan which are prepared in advance. More specifically disclosed are: an auxin biosynthesis inhibitor comprising AVG, AOA, AOIBA, L-AOPP or an analogue thereof; and a plant growth regulator or a herbicidal agent comprising the compound as an active ingredient.