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Journal of Biosafety, 2011, 20 (3) :207-12. | Isolation and identification of a potential allelochemical from the invasive plant Eupatorium adenophorum[Reference: WebLink] | METHODS AND RESULTS:
The chemical structures of the purified compounds were identified by spectroscopy, including MS and NMR techniques. The allelopathic potential of sub-fractions of EtOAc extract and isolated pure compounds as well as two literature reported terpenoid allelochemicals, 8-Hydroxy-4-cadinen-3-one (2) and 4,7(11)-cadinadiene-3,8-dione (3), and signaling compound JA-Ile, were all evaluated by detecting their inhibitory activity against seeds germination and seedling root growth using Arabidopsis thaliana as test plant.
A bioactive compound was isolated from one polar sub-fraction of EtOAc extract of E.adenophorum and its chemical structure was identified as 2-coumaric acid glucoside (1). Bioassay indicated that compound 1 showed significant inhibitory activity against A.thaliana seedling root growth at concentration as low as 0.1 mmol·L-1, which is more potent than the other two identified compounds. A closely similar inhibition pattern of 1 to that of the signaling compound JA-Ile were also observed.
CONCLUSIONS: In addition to less polar terpenoids, potentially existing large polar allelochemicals in E.adenophorum might significantly contribute the total allelopathic effects. The discovery of compound 1 and other potential polar allelochemicals from E.adenophorum may significantly promote the elucidation of the potential allelopathic mechanism possessed by this well-known invasive plant. |
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