MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621009554 A) filed by Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, on Jan. 30, for 'a process for producing indole-3-acetic acid using plant seed extract.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Kusum Sharma; and Dr. Nitika Vats.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A Process for Producing Indole-3-Acetic Acid Using Plant Seed Extract A process for producing indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) using pumpkin seed extract, comprises in following process step, a pumpkin seed extract is prepared. A salt medium is added into the extract to form a growth medium. The growth medium is sterilized by autoclaving at 120-125 C and 14-16 psi for 15-20 minutes. 1-2% (v/v) freshly grown IAA-producing rhizobacteria is inoculated into the sterile growth medium. The inoculated mixture is incubated at 28-32 C for 48-96 hours while shaking at 100-150 rpm to obtain a metabolite culture. The metabolite culture is centrifuged at 8,000-10,000 rpm for 10-15 minutes to obtain a cell-free supernatant."
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