title: Chemical characterization of new oxylipins from Cestrum parqui, and their effects on seed germination and early seedling growth.
abstract: Isolation, chemical characterization, and phytotoxicity of five new oxylipins, together with seven already known related compounds, from Cestrum parqui L' Hérl. is reported. All the structures were elucidated on the basis of their spectral data, especially 1D-(1H- and 13C-NMR, DEPT) and 2D-NMR (COSY, TOCSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY). The configurations of the stereogenic C-atoms were determined by the Mosher's method. The compounds have been assayed for their phytotoxicity on Lactuca sativa at concentrations ranging between 10(-4) and 10(-8) M. The results of the phytotoxicity tests on the germination and growth of the test species, obtained by a cluster analysis, showed interesting relationship between the chemical structures of the compounds and their biological effects.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Laboratorio di Fitochimica, Seconda Università di Napoli, via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta. antonio.fiorentino@unina2.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiorentino
authors.forename: Brigida
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: D'Abrosca
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dellagreca
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Izzo
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Natale
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.forename: Severina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pacifico
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarrelli
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monaco
mesh_terms: D032301:Cestrum / Q000737:chemistry*; D018525:Germination; D018545:Lactuca / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D054883:Oxylipins / Q000737:chemistry*; D036226:Seedlings / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D054883:Oxylipins