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IN a recent communication1, the preparation of apple seed extracts capable of stimulating the development of unfertilized tomato ovaries was described. Treatment of the seeds with water at 100° C. for 15 minutes gave, on cooling, a crystalline substance which preliminary tests indicated was possibly glycosidic in nature. While not possessing the fructigenic activity shown by the aqueous filtrate, this compound disappeared at the stage when the extracts were no longer active, and consequently further investigation was indicated.
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WOODCOCK, D. Isolation of Phloridzin from Apple Seeds. Nature 159, 100 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159100a0
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