α-Amino acids from a mushroom, Amanita castanopsidis Hongo, with growth-inhibiting activity

Phytochemistry
1999.0

Abstract

Two a-amino acids were isolated from a mushroom, Amanita castanopsidis Hongo. Spectroscopic analyses revealed that one was 2-amino-3-cyclopropyl-butanoic acid and the other the known 2-amino-5-chloro-4-pentenoic acid. Both inhibited root elongation in lettuce seedlings.

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