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Twenty-nine free and glucosylated dihydrophenanthrenes and tetrahydropyrenes isolated fromJuncus effusus have been tested against the unicellular green algaSelenastrum capricornutum. The free compounds showed a strong inhibitory activity, while the glucosides were inactive or had a slight stimulating effect on growth. Tetrahydropyrene33, obtained by hydrolysis of the naturalβ-glucosides29 and30 or by hemisynthesis from1, is the most active compound, causing 90% inhibition of the growth at 2.5 × 10−5 M concentration. Synthetic α-glucosides28, 31, and32 showed comparable activity to those of29 and30.
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Greca, M.D., Fiorentino, A., Monaco, P. et al. Action of antialgal compounds fromJuncus effusus L. onSelenastrum capricornutum . J Chem Ecol 22, 587–603 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02033657
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