Preferred Label : sorgoleone;
MeSH note : Sorgoleone refers to a group of benzoquinones from Sorghum bicolor having 2-hydroxy
and 5-methoxy substitutions and either a 15- or 17-carbon chain with one, two, or
three double bonds at position 3; The name sorgoleone was first given to 5-methoxy-3-(8'Z,11'Z)-pentadeca-8'11'14'-trienylbenzene-1,2,4-triol
but this is unstable and is easily oxidized to the quinone, sorgoleone-358, which
is the major constituent of the root exudate; binds at PLASTOQUINONE site of PSII;
CISMeF synonym : sorgoleone-358;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : C113738;
UMLS CUI : C0755892;
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