Abstract
Maculosin [the diketopiperazine, cyclo (l-Pro-l-Tyr)] is a host-specific phytotoxin produced by Alternaria alternata on spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) [(Proc. Natn. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 85, 8008-8011 (1988)]. The metabolism of maculosin was analysed after the application of [U-14C]maculosin on the detached leaves of spotted knapweed. The extracts of treated leaves as early as one day after [14C]maculosin treatment indicated that it was converted to at least three polar compounds. The neutral metabolite was purified and identified as a novel compound, maculosin β-O-glucoside. The glucoside is not phytotoxic towards spotted knapweed or any of several other plants tested.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101-106 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Phytochemistry |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 22 1993 |
Funding
Acknowledgements-The authors acknowledge the financial help of the Montana Weed Trust Fund, the NSF and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr Joe Sears is thanked for his help in obtaining mass spectral data .
Keywords
- Maculosin
- diketopiperazine
- maculosin β-O-glucoside
- phytotoxins
- plant disease.
- spotted knapweed