A. Noguchi et al., FERRIC PHOSPHATE-DISSOLVING COMPOUND, ALFAFURAN, FROM ALFALFA (MEDICAGO-SATIVA L) IN RESPONSE TO IRON-DEFICIENCY STRESS, Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 58(12), 1994, pp. 2312-2313
A ferric phosphate-dissolving compound was isolated from alfalfa (Medi
cago sativa L.) and characterized as 2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,6-dihyd
roxybenzofuran, which was named alfafuran.