Altenuisol

Description

Altenuisol is a compound that can be found in the pathogenic fungus of the genus Alternaria in Xanthium italicum. It has herbicidal activity. At a low concentration of Altenuisol 10 ?g/mL , it promotes the root growth of Pennisetum alopecuroides and Medicago sativa by 75.2 % and 51.0 % respectively. At a high concentration of Altenuisol 1000 ?g/mL , the inhibition rates of root growth of Pennisetum alopecuroides and Medicago sativa are 52.0 % and 42.0 % respectively. In addition, Altenuisol is cytotoxic to HeLa cells and also exhibits antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Altenuisol is expected to be used in research in fields such as agricultural weeding, anti - tumor, and anti - infection .