Abstract:
In this paper the isolation and purification of
Striga kermontkica germination stimulant from
Menispermum daurlcum DC.root culture filtrate are reported.Purification and isolation were undertaken by absorption of the stimulants onto XAD-4,solvent partitioning into ethyl acetate,and further separation on Sephadex LH20,C18 Sep-Pak Cartidge;preparative and analytical HPLC columns.Each step involved in the isolation procedure was followed by a bioassay using conditioned
Striga hermonthica seeds.Three stimulants were detectcd in the filtrate. on HPLC the major stimulant showed similar chromatographic behavior and CO-eluted with authentic strigo1. Furthermore,its UV and Mass spectra were similar with those reported for strigol and strigol-like molecules. In this study,albeit no novel
Striga germination stimulant was isolated from
M .dauricum root culture,the investigation represents the first report on isolation of strigol or strigol-like molecule from tisue culture.Moreover,it provides unequivocal evidence that strigol and strigol-like moleculas are of plant origin.