Abstract
A phytotoxic compound was isolated from the root extracts of Cymbopogon nardus by bioassay-guided purification and characterized to be myrislignan. Myrislignan significantly inhibited seedling growth of cress at a concentration greater than 100 μM (p < 0.05). The concentrations required for 50% growth inhibition of myrislignan on hypocotyl and root growth of cress were 429 μM and 517 μM, respectively. The inhibition on seedling growth indicated that myrislignan had a phytotoxic activity and may contribute to the phytotoxic effect of C. nardus.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1077-1078 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Natural product communications |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Jul |
Keywords
- Allelopathic activity
- Citronella Grass
- Growth inhibition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Plant Science
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine
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