Description: Dihydropinosylvinin is an phytoalexin, it shows antifungal activity against Cladosporium cladosporioides, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Aspergillus niger and Penicillium schlerotgenum, it also exhibits strong antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli.Dihydropinosylvin and batatasin IV can inhibit the germination of seeds of and root elongation in young seedlings of Sorghum bicolor.
CAS Number: 14531-52-3
Formula: C14H14O2
Molecular Weight: 214,26
References: Induction of pal activity and dihydrostilbene phytoalexins in Dioscorea alata and their plant growth inhibitory properties Phytochemistry, 1989, 28(10):2621-5.