Indole-3 carboxaldehyde was isolated from aqueous extracts of cotton plant parts by HPLC. It was identified by its mass spectrum which was identical to that of an authentic sample of indole-3 carboxaldehyde. A mechanism to account for the mass spectral fragmentation pattern is proposed.
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