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Some polyphenolic compounds have been identified in root exudates of two species of legumes (both cultivated in sterile conditions): for lentil, three desoxy-5 flavones (4′,7-dihydroxy, 3′,4′,7-trihydroxy and 4′,7-dihydroxy, 3′-methoxyflavones) and for soybean: two isoflavonoids, coumestrol and daidzein (or 4′,7-dihydroxyisoflavone). Identified compounds are polyphenolic aglycones whereas roots contain the corresponding glycosides, showing that a hydrolysis takes place at the time of exudation. Compounds are observed in plantlet exudates as soon as the first day after planting. Their daily quantitative variations parallel those of total phenolic compounds. Exudated coumestrol and 4′,7-dihydroxyflavone amounts are estimated at about 20% of root content in these molecules.
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d'Arcy-Lameta, A. Study of soybean and lentil root exudates. Plant Soil 92, 113–123 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372272
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