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cis-Dehydromatricaria ester (cis-DME) inSolidago altissima, andcis-matricaria ester (cis-ME),trans-matricaria ester (trans-ME), andcis-lachnophyllum ester (cis-LE) inErigeron spp. show strong growth inhibitory effects on other plants. Thecis- andtrans-DMEs were found in soil at the border ofS. altissima communities in concentrations that were inhibitory to test plants. Among four species ofErigeron, the most dominant plant,E floribundus, showed the highest concentrations of the esters. From the results of our experiments, we conclude that these polyacetylenes are probably allelopathic substances with ecological importance.
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Kobayashi, A., Morimoto, S., Shibata, Y. et al. C10-polyacetylenes as allelopathic substances in dominants in early stages of secondary succession. J Chem Ecol 6, 119–131 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987532
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