Product Description: Cyperine is a phytotoxic fungal metabolite that has been found in A. cypericola. It inhibits A. thaliana enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (ENR; IC50=89 μM). Cyperine induces necrosis in a panel of nine plant species in a leaf bioassay and inhibits root growth in A. thaliana seedlings (IC50=38.4 μM).
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C15H16O4
References: [1]Stierle, et al. Cyperine, a phytotoxin produced by Ascochyta cypericola, a fungal pathogen of Cyperus rotundus. Phytochemistry 30(7), 2191-2192 (1991).
CAS Number: 33716-82-4
Molecular Weight: 260.29
Research Area: Infection
Target: Others