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Twenty-five 9,10-dihydrophenanthrenes, four phenanthrenes, a dihydrodibenzoxepin, and a pyrene, isolated from the wetland plant Juncus acutus, were tested to detect their effects on the green alga Selenastrum capricornutum. Nine of the compounds were isolated and identified for the first time. Most of the compounds caused inhibition of algal growth. The 9,10-dihydrophenanthrenes 1, 5, 21, and 22 were the most active.
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Dellagreca, M., Isidori, M., Lavorgna, M. et al. Bioactivity of Phenanthrenes from Juncus acutus on Selenastrum capricornutum. J Chem Ecol 30, 867–879 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOEC.0000028437.96654.2c
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