Betaenone A Explained

Betaenone A, like other betaenones (B and C), is a secondary metabolite isolated from the fungus Pleospora betae, a plant pathogen.^[1] Of the seven phytotoxins isolated in fungal leaf spots from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), it showed 73% growth inhibition.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Ichihara A. . Oikawa . Hideaki . Hayashi . Kazuko . Sakamura . Sadao . Furusaki . Akio . Matsumoto . Takeshi . Structures of Betaenones A and B, Novel Phytotoxins from Phoma betae Fr. . J. Am. Chem. Soc. . 1983 . 105 . 9 . 2907–2908 . 10.1021/ja00347a070.
2. Haraguchi, T. . Nucleic Acids Res. . 1983 . Oguro . 11 . 1197–2000 . Mieko . 10.1093/nar/11.4.1197 . Nagano . Hiroshi . Ichihara . Akitami . Sakamura . Sadao . Specific inhibitors of eukaryotic DNA synthesis and DNA polymerase α, 3-deoxyaphidicolin and aphidicolin-17-monoacetate. 4 . 6402759 . 325786 .