Cyperine, a phytotoxin produced by Ascochyta cypericola, a fungal pathogen of Cyperus rotundus

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Abstract

An investigation of the phytotoxic metabolises of Ascochyta cypericola, a pathogen of the noxious weed purple nutsedge, has yielded cyperine, an extremely active, novel biphenyl ether.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2191-2192
Number of pages2
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume30
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

Funding

Acknowledgements- -The authors gratefully acknowledge support from NSF grant DMB-8607347 and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.

Funder number
DMB-8607347

    Keywords

    • Ascochyta cypericola
    • Sphaeropsidales
    • biphenyl ether
    • cyperine.
    • phytotoxin
    • purple nutsedge

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