Strigolactone analogs derived from ketones using a working model for germination stimulants as a blueprint

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 699-715

  Mwakaboko, Alinanuswe S ^a,b   Zwanenburg, Binne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Germination stimulant; Parasitic weeds; Strigolactones; Structure activity relationship; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

KETONE; LACTONE; PHYTOHORMONE; STRIGOL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OROBANCHE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM; WEED; WITCHWEED;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; GERMINATION; KETONES; LACTONES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OROBANCHE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT WEEDS; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM; STRIGA;

OROBANCHE; OROBANCHE CERNUA; OROBANCHE CRENATA; STRIGA;

EID: 79953841347     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr031     Document Type: Article

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