Brassinolide
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IUPAC name
(22R,23R)-2α,3α,22,23-Tetrahydroxy-6,7-seco-5α-campestano-6,7-lactone
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Preferred IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bS,6aS,8S,9R,10aR,10bS,12aS)-1-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-Dihydroxy-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-8,9-dihydroxy-10a,12a-dimethylhexadecahydro-6H-indeno[4,5-d][2]benzoxepin-6-one | |
Other names
2,3,22,23-Tetrahydroxy-β-homo-7-oxaergostan-6-one
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Properties | |
C28H48O6 | |
Molar mass | 480.686 g·mol−1 |
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Brassinolide is a plant hormone. The first isolated brassinosteroid, it was discovered when it was shown that pollen from rapeseed (Brassica napus) could promote stem elongation and cell division.[1] The biologically active component was isolated and named brassinolide.[2]
References[]
- ^ Mitchell JW, Mandava N, Worley JF, Plimmer JR, Smith MV (1970). "Brassins--a new family of plant hormones from rape pollen". Nature. 225 (5237): 1065–6. Bibcode:1970Natur.225.1065M. doi:10.1038/2251065a0. PMID 16056912.
- ^ Grove, Michael D.; Spencer, Gayland F.; Rohwedder, William K.; Mandava, Nagabhushanam; Worley, Joseph F.; Warthen, J. David; Steffens, George L.; Flippen-Anderson, Judith L.; Cook, J. Carter (1979). "Brassinolide, a plant growth-promoting steroid isolated from Brassica napus pollen". Nature. 281 (5728): 216–217. Bibcode:1979Natur.281..216G. doi:10.1038/281216a0.
Categories:
- Plant hormones
- Steroids
- Epsilon-lactones
- Steroid stubs