Stereospecific synthesis of rhynchosporosides, a family of fungal metabolites causing scald disease in barley and other grasses

KC Nicolaou, JL Randall, GT Furst

Index: Nicolaou, K. C.; Randall, J. L.; Furst, G. T. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1985 , vol. 107, # 19 p. 5556 - 5558

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Abstract

In addition to insect and weed pests, another major cause of destruction in plants used for food, fiber, and recreation originates from phytotoxin-producing fungi and bacteria. The rhynchnosporosides are a family of such destructive compounds produced by Rhynchosporium secalis and recognized over the last few years as the causal agents of scald disease in barley, rye, wheat, and other grasses.] Although the detection of these ...