Lunularic acid explained

Lunularic acid is a dihydrostilbenoid found in the liverwort Lunularia cruciata^[1] and in the roots of Hydrangea macrophylla.^[2]

A lunularic acid decarboxylase has been detected from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Lunularic acid, a common endogenous growth inhibitor of liverworts . R. J. . Pryce . Planta . 97 . 4 . 354–357 . 10.1007/BF00390214 . 24493279 . 1971 . 6984399 .
2. Lunularic acid and related compounds in liverworts, algae and Hydrangea . John . Gorham . Phytochemistry . 1977 . 16 . 2 . 249–253 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86795-3 .
3. Lunularic acid decarboxylase from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum . Robert J. . Pryce . Linda . Linton . Phytochemistry . 1974 . 13 . 11 . 2497–2501 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86926-5 .