70.スイカ果肉に由来する種子発芽阻害物質の探索(口頭発表)

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Seed germination is regulated by many environmental signals to complete this critical event exactly. We haven't seen germinated seeds in a fruit. This may be due to seed dormancy, lack of oxygen or available water. But it is assumed that chemical(s) which exist around seeds are also involved. Using extracts of watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai)] flesh, bioassay-guided purification led to three fractions which possess inhibitory activity. Structural analysis following more separation identified six compounds: abscisic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, indole-3-carboxylic acid, abscisic acid glucose ester, abscisic alcohol glucoside and dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol glucoside. Among these, abscisic acid has very strong activity at a concentration equal to that of watermelon flesh.
2009-10-06