Allelochemical Activity of Eugenol-Derived Coumarins on Lactuca sativa L.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Synthesis and Characterization of the Eugenol-Derived Coumarins
2.2. Phytotoxicity Assay
2.3. Cytogenotoxicity Assay
2.4. Assay of Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Lipid Peroxidation
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Synthesis and Characterization of the Eugenol-Derived Coumarins A1–A6
4.2. Phytotoxicity Assay
4.3. Cytogenotoxicity Test
4.4. Assay of Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Lipid Peroxidation
4.5. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Coumarin | Concentrations (µg mL−1) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | |
A1 | 94.44% a | 91.11% a | 88.89% a | 92.22% a | 86.66% a | 71.11% b |
A2 | 90.00% a | 91.11% a | 88.89% a | 93.33% a | 97.78% a | 91.11% a |
A3 | 94.44% a | 96.67% a | 95.55% a | 95.55% a | 92.22% a | 96.67% a |
A4 | 94.44% a | 84.44% a | 95.55% a | 93.33% a | 88.89% a | 93.33% a |
A5 | 94.44% a | 94.44% a | 94.44% a | 92.22% a | 91.11% a | 94.44% a |
A6 | 96.67% a | 93.33% a | 93.33% a | 90.00% a | 91.11% a | 87.77% a |
Coumarin | Concentrations (µg mL−1) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | |
A1 | 24.66 a | 22.66 a | 14.33 b | 18.50 b | 7.00 b | 0.00 d |
A2 | 24.50 a | 24.00 a | 25.00 a | 25.50 a | 24.00 a | 15.33 b |
A3 | 25.50 a | 24.66 a | 24.50 a | 25.50 a | 25.00 a | 7.50 c |
A4 | 24.33 a | 19.00 b | 24.00 a | 25.33 a | 24.50 a | 18.66 b |
A5 | 21.66 a | 16.33 b | 22.00 a | 21.66 a | 23.00 a | 23.00 a |
A6 | 22.66 a | 22.33 a | 25.50 a | 15.00 b | 22.00 a | 1.33 d |
Coumarin | Concentrations (µg mL−1) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | |
A1 | 0.42 a | 0.27 a | 0.18 c | 0.18 c | 0.15 d | 0.14 c |
A2 | 0.29 b | 0.36 a | 0.39 a | 0.44 a | 0.45 a | 0.21 b |
A3 | 0.25 b | 0.25 a | 0.46 a | 0.33 b | 0.37 b | 0.38 a |
A4 | 0.37 a | 0.24 a | 0.27 b | 0.39 a | 0.33 b | 0.24 b |
A5 | 0.41 a | 0.29 a | 0.40 a | 0.32 b | 0.25 c | 0.32 a |
A6 | 0.38 a | 0.32 a | 0.35 a | 0.34 b | 0.30 b | 0.30 a |
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Govêa, K.P.; Pereira, R.S.T.; de Assis, M.D.O.; Alves, P.I.; Brancaglion, G.A.; Toyota, A.E.; Machado, J.V.C.; Carvalho, D.T.; de Souza, T.C.; Beijo, L.A.; et al. Allelochemical Activity of Eugenol-Derived Coumarins on Lactuca sativa L. Plants 2020, 9, 533. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040533
Govêa KP, Pereira RST, de Assis MDO, Alves PI, Brancaglion GA, Toyota AE, Machado JVC, Carvalho DT, de Souza TC, Beijo LA, et al. Allelochemical Activity of Eugenol-Derived Coumarins on Lactuca sativa L. Plants. 2020; 9(4):533. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040533
Chicago/Turabian StyleGovêa, Kamilla Pacheco, Rafaella Sueko Tomita Pereira, Mateus Donizetti Oliveira de Assis, Pâmela Ingrid Alves, Guilherme Andrade Brancaglion, André Eidi Toyota, José Vaz Cardoso Machado, Diogo Teixeira Carvalho, Thiago Corrêa de Souza, Luiz Alberto Beijo, and et al. 2020. "Allelochemical Activity of Eugenol-Derived Coumarins on Lactuca sativa L." Plants 9, no. 4: 533. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040533