Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
Abstract:
A search for growth and germination inhibitors in rice husk (Oryza sativa L. cv Koshihikari) revealed four compounds, ineketone, S(+)-dehydrovomifoliol, momilactone-C and p-coumaric acid, in addition to the previously known momilactones-A and -B. The isolation and structural determination of these inhibitors are reported. The flavonoid tricin and three steroids were also detected in the husk but none showed any inhibitory activity.