PLANT-GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITIES OF ARTEMISININ AND ITS RELATED-COMPOUNDS

被引:87
作者
CHEN, PK [1 ]
LEATHER, GR [1 ]
机构
[1] USDA ARS, FOREIGN DIS WEED SCI RES, FREDERICK, MD 21701 USA
关键词
Allelopathy; Artemisia annua; Lemna spp; seed germination;
D O I
10.1007/BF01020500
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone produced in the leaves of Artemisia annua, was evaluated for its phytotoxicity in mono- and dicotyledonous plants. Artemisinin inhibited seed germination, seedling growth, and root induction in all species tested. The concentration of artemisinin required for 50% inhibition of Lemna minor growth was 5 μM. Inhibitory plant responses appeared to require the endoperoxide moiety of this compound since similar chemicals without endoperoxide, deoxyartemisinin, arteannuic acid, and arteannuin B, were less phytotoxic. In L. minor, artemisinin and arteannuic acid caused the leakage of proteins into the growth medium, suggesting the site of activity was at the plant cell membrane. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:1867 / 1876
页数:10
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