title: Chenoalbicin, a novel cinnamic acid amide alkaloid from Chenopodium album.
abstract: The roots of Chenopodium album were infused in MeOH, and the extract was partitioned between AcOEt and H2O. AcOEt-Soluble material was subjected to different silica-gel column chromatographies and then purified by reverse-phase HPLC to afford a new cinnamic acid amide alkaloid as a racemic mixture. The new compound, named chenoalbicin (1), was characterized by extensive spectroscopic investigation, especially 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Its effects on the germination and growth of Lactuca sativa L. has been studied. The results are reported as percentage differences of germination, root elongation, and shoot elongation from the control at concentrations ranging from 10(-4) to 10(-7) M.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Università Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 4, I-80126 Napoli.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cutillo
authors.forename: Brigida
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: D'Abrosca
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DellaGreca
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarrelli
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027463:Chenopodium album; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018517:Plant Roots; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000577:Amides; D002934:Cinnamates; D010936:Plant Extracts; C029010:cinnamic acid