RT journal article
T1 Phytotoxicity of alkaloids, coumarins and flavonoids isolated from 11 species belonging to the Rutaceae and Meliaceae families
A1 Nebo, Liliane
A1 González Molinillo, José María
A1 Sampaio, Olívia M.
A1 G.P. Severino, Vanessa
A1 M. Cazal, Cristiane
A1 das Graças Fernandes, Maria Fátima
A1 B. Fernandes, João
A1 Varela Montoya, Mercedes
A1 González Molinillo, José María
A1 Macías Domínguez, Francisco Antonio
A2 Química Orgánica
K1 Allelopathy
K1 phytotoxicity
K1 Meliaceae
K1 Rutaceae
K1 Alkaloids
K1 Coumarins
K1 Flavonoids
AB Meliaceae and Rutaceae families are known for the high diversity of their secondary metabolites, which include many groups that represent a rich source of structural diversity, and are good candidates as sources of allelochemicals that could be useful in agriculture. In the work described here the bioactivity profiles were evaluated for 3 alkaloids (1–3), 12 coumarins (4–15), 2 phenylpropanoic acid derivatives (16 and 17) and 14 flavonoids (18–31) from 11 species belonging to the Meliaceae and Rutaceae families. All compounds were tested in the wheat coleoptile bioassay and those that showed the highest activities were tested on the STS (Standard Target Species) Lepidium sativum (cress), Lactuca sativa (lettuce), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), and Allium cepa (onion). Most of the isolated compounds showed phytotoxic activity and graveoline (3), psoralen (8), and flavone (18) were the most active, with bioactivity levels similar to that of the commercial herbicide Logran1. The results indicate that these compounds could be involved as semiochemicals in the allelopathic interactions of these plant species.
PB Phytochemistry Letters
YR 2014
FD 2014-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20312
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20312
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026