1. USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Warren, PA 16365, U.S.A.;2. Department of Chemistry, Comell University, Ithacal NY 14853, U.S.A.
Abstract:
β-d-Glucopyranose 1-benzoate and prunasin have been isolated from the leaves of Prunus serotina. Both can yield benzoic acid, a potential allelopathic inhibitor of Acer rubrum.