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A SOLUTION of adrenaline, which is a catechol derivative, oxidizes in the presence of air and much more readily when some phenolases1 are present. Solutions of adrenaline in tap water can inhibit the growth of oat roots in the concentrations indicated below.
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Martin, G. J., Ichniowski, C. T., Wisansky, W. A., and Ansbacher, S., Amer. J. Physiol., 136, 66 (1942).
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JONES, R., BAKER, H. Effect of Adrenaline Solutions on Oat Roots. Nature 155, 544 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155544a0
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