Abstract
A series of 3-hydroxymethyl-2-substituted-4-butanolides was synthesized and evaluated for their activity to induce lateral root in the lettuce seedlings. 2-Benzoyl-3-hydroxy-methyl-4-butanolide stimulated the emergence of lateral root, while the 2-alkanoyl and 2-(a-hydroxybenzyl) analogs had no activity, indicating that the 2-benzoyl moiety was essential for lateral root-inducing activity. Among the compounds tested so far, 3-hydroxy-methyl-2-(3-methoxybenzoyl)-4-butanolide showed the highest activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-133 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Biotechnology
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