Cyperin [CAS 33716-82-4]

Cyperine is a phytotoxic fungal metabolite that has been found in A. cypericola. It inhibits A. thaliana enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (ENR; IC50=89 μM) . Cyperine induces necrosis in a panel of nine plant species in a leaf bioassay and inhibits root growth in A. thaliana seedlings (IC50=38.4 μM) .

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C15H16O4

260.29

OC1=CC(OC)=CC(C)=C1OC2=CC(C)=CC(O)=C2

Endogenous Metabolite

Room temperature