Ig. Collado et al., SYNTHESIS AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF ANALOGS OF NATURALLY-OCCURRING BOTRYDIAL PRECURSORS, Journal of chemical ecology, 20(10), 1994, pp. 2631-2644
Analog compounds of the proposed intermediates of the biogenetic pathw
ay to botrydial have been synthesized. These compounds were tested for
their potential antifungal activity against the phytopathogen Botryti
s cinerea. Our results showed a fungistatic effect of some compounds o
n mycelium growth. The most significant effect was exerted by 2-alpha-
hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-epiprobotrydial, which inhibited growth of B. ci
nerea. Some aspects of structure-activity relationships are discussed.