title: Sinalbins A and B, phytoalexins from Sinapis alba: elicitation, isolation, and synthesis.
abstract: The chemical structure and synthesis of sinalbin A is described. This cruciferous phytoalexin is produced by white mustard (Sinapis alba) after treatment with biotic and abiotic elicitors. In addition, a related metabolite, named sinalbin B, is present in extracts from elicited plants, but not in those from non-elicited controls. Sinalbin B, which was also synthesized, appears to be both a phytoalexin and a biosynthetic precursor of sinalbin A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. soledade.pedras@usask.ca
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pedras
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Zaharia
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009149:Mustard Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; D000094162:Phytoalexins
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C419328:sinalbin A; C419329:sinalbin B; D000094162:Phytoalexins