STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF PHENYLPROPANOIDS AS GROWTH INHIBITORS OF THE GREEN ALGA SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(92)80425-E

Twenty-seven commercial or synthetic phenylpropanoids have been tested in broth against the unicellular alga Selenastrum capricornutum.The antialgal activity seems to be linked to the number as well as to the position of the methoxyl group in the molecule.A slight effect of the side chain substitution was also observed. Key Word Index - Selenastrum capricornutum; allelochemicals; phenylpropanoids.