title: Phenolic compounds and flavonoids as plant growth regulators from fruit and leaf of Vitex rotundifolia.
abstract: Five phenolic compounds, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester (1), vanillic acid methyl ester (2), 4-hydroxy benzaldehyde (3), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4) and ferulic acid (5), and four flavonoids, 5,5'-dihydroxy-4',6,7-trimethoxyflavanone (6), luteolin (7), vitexicarpin (8) and artemetin (9), were isolated from fruits and leaves of Vitex rotundifolia L. The biological activities of these nine compounds have been examined using a bioassay with lettuce seedlings.
authors.affiliation: Course of Applied Resource Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Koyama, Tottori-shi, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.forename: Shozo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044948:Flavonols; D005638:Fruit / Q000187:drug effects; D018545:Lactuca / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D008745:Methylation; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D011794:Quercetin / Q000737:chemistry; D020950:Vitex / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D044948:Flavonols; D010636:Phenols; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D011794:Quercetin; C017875:fisetin