Sinalexin, a phytoalexin from white mustard elicited by destruxin B and Alternaria brassicae

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00362-2

Determination of the structure of sinalexin, a phytoalexin produced by white mustard (Sinapis alba) under biotic or abiotic elicitation, is described. Additionally, the isolation and synthesis of 4- hydroxybenzylisothiocyanate, the major antifungal component isolated from extracts of white mustard, and optimized conditions for the isolation of the phytotoxin destruxin B are described.