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Exploring the molecular mechanism of karrikins and strigolactones
Scaffidi, Adrian,Waters, Mark T.,Bond, Charles S.,Dixon, Kingsley W.,Smith, Steven M.,Ghisalberti, Emilio L.,Flematti, Gavin R.
, p. 3743 - 3746 (2012)
Karrikins and strigolactones are novel plant growth regulators that contain similar molecular features, but very little is known about how they elicit responses in plants. A tentative molecular mechanism has previously been proposed involving a Michael-type addition for both compounds. Through structure-activity studies with karrikins, we now propose an alternative mechanism for karrikin and strigolactone mode of action that involves hydrolysis of the butenolide ring.
