The phytotoxic lichen metabolite, usnic acid, is a potent inhibitor of plant p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase

FEBS Letters

Volumn 480, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 301-305

  Romagni, Joanne G ^a   Meazza, Giovanni ^b   Nanayakkara, N P Dhammika ^c   Dayan, Franck E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Isagro Ricerca Srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alectoria sarmentosa; Bleaching herbicide; Lichen; p Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase; Phytotoxin

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVATE DIOXYGENASE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; DRUG METABOLITE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; USNIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVATE DIOXYGENASE; BENZOFURANS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; COTYLEDON; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LICHENS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034284808     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(00)01907-4     Document Type: Article

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