Gas chromatographic method for the analysis of allelopathic natural products in rye (Secale cereale L.).
M M Finney, D A Danehower, J D Burton
Index: J. Chromatogr. A. 1066(1-2) , 249-53, (2005)
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Abstract
Accurate and reproducible methods for the analysis of plant allelochemicals are a requirement for the study of chemical interactions between plants. This paper describes a method for sample preparation and quantitative analysis of the allelopathic chemical content of rye (Secale cereale L.) using gas chromatography (GC). Sample preparation consists of extraction of freeze-dried rye vegetative tissue with aqueous ethanol followed by partitioning of the allelochemicals into ethyl acetate, evaporation, and derivatization using the trimethylsilylating reagent N-methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide. GC analysis of the silylated mixture was performed using flame ionization detection. This method permits analysis of all known rye allelopathic agents including 2,4-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one, its corresponding glucoside, 2-benzoxazolinone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, and beta-phenyllactic acid. Identities of all compounds were confirmed by GC/MS analysis.
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