Danielone
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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one | |
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C10H12O5 | |
Molar mass | 212.201 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Danielone is a phytoalexin found in the papaya fruit. This compound showed high antifungal activity against Colletotrichum gloesporioides, a pathogenic fungus of papaya.[1] A laboratory synthesis of danielone has been reported.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Echeverri, F.; Torres, F.; Quiñones, W.; Cardona, G.; Archbold, R.; Roldan, J.; Brito, I.; Luis, J. G.; Lahlou, E. H. (1997). "Danielone, a phytoalexin from papaya fruit". Phytochemistry. 44 (2): 255–6. Bibcode:1997PChem..44..255E. doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(96)00418-9. PMID 9004541.
- ^ Luis, Javier G.; Andrés, Lucía S. (1999). "Synthesis of Danielone (α-Hydroxyacetosyringone)". Journal of Chemical Research (3): 220–221. doi:10.1039/A808061E.