Myrica gale L.
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Myrica gale L. (1)
- Formula: C18H20O4
- Molecular Weight: 300.35
Myrigalone A (MyA) is a plant ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor and natural herbicide. Myrigalone A possesses antioxidant, antifungal, and antimicrobial activities. Myrigalone A interferes with auxin homeostasis during seed germination. Myrigalone A delays seed germination, inhibits the formation of roots, hypocotyls, and root hairs, and causes developmental delay in specific organisms. Myrigalone A triggers the induction of detoxification programs, alters the metabolism of gibberellins, cis-(+)-12-oxophytodienoic acid, and jasmonic acid, disrupts the antioxidant system and oxidative signaling, and impairs the function of aquaporins and water uptake in imbibed seeds. Myrigalone A can be used in studies related to herbicides and plant growth regulators.
