Metabolites from Phoma sp., a phytopathogenic fungus, were exploited for their herbicidal potential. The phytotoxic compound isolated was identified as anhydropseudophlegmacin-9,10-quinone-3′-amino-8′-O-methyl ether on the basis of spectral data. The isolated pigment was tested for its herbicidal potential against the prominent weeds of Central India, where a positive result was obtained.
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This work was financially supported by the Madhya Pradesh Biotechnology Council, Bhopal, India (Grant No. 338/A-5/2007). We are grateful to the Head, Department of Biological Sciences, R. D. University, Jabalpur, M. P. India and CDRI, Lucknow India for providing necessary laboratory and instrumental facilities.
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 465–467, July–August, 2011.
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Quereshi, S., Khan, N.A. & Pandey, A.K. Anthraquinone pigment with herbicidal potential from Phoma herbarum FGCC#54. Chem Nat Compd 47, 521–523 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-011-9986-1
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