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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Butenolides from plant-derived smoke: natural plant-growth regulators with antagonistic actions on seed germination
Journal of Natural Products, Volume 73, No. 2, Year 2010
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Smoke plays an intriguing role in promoting the germination of seeds of many species following a fire. Recently, a bicyclic compound containing a condensed butenolide moiety, 3-methyl-2H-furo[2,3-c]pyran-2-one (1), was reported as a potent germination promoter from plant-derived smoke. In this study, a related butenolide, 3,4,5-trimethylfuran2(5H)-one (2), which inhibits germination and significantly reduces the effect of 1 when applied simultaneously, was also isolated from plant-derived smoke. The interaction of these compounds with opposing actions on seed germination may have important ecological implications in a post-fire environment and could be useful molecules for understanding the events involved in breaking seed dormancy and promoting seed germination. © 2010 American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy.
Authors & Co-Authors
Light, Marnie E.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Burger, Barend V.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Staerk, Dan
Denmark, Frederiksberg
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet
Kohout, Ladislav
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
van Staden, Johannes V.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Statistics
Citations: 110
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/np900630w
ISSN:
01633864
e-ISSN:
15206025