Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A.
Abstract:
A herbicidal component isolated from ethanolic extracts of Lyngbya aestuarii was identified as 2,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid. It inhibited the growth of Lemna minor at concentrations higher than 200 ng/ml. Growth inhibition was strongly pH dependent.