The natural isomer of the abscission-accelerating plant hormone
정의
ChEBI: The naturally occurring (1'S)-(+) enantiomer of abscisic acid. It is an important sesquiterpenoid plant hormone which acts as a regulator of plant responses to environmental stresses such as drought and cold.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from CCl4/pet ether, EtOH/hexane and sublime it at 120o. Also purify it by dissolving ~30g in 30mL of EtOAc, adding 100mL of hexane and allow to crystallise overnight (yield 8.4g), m 156-158o, 161-163o, [] D +426o (c 0.005M H2SO4 in MeOH). [Cornforth et al. Nature (London) 206 715 1965, Soukemp et al. Helv Chim Acta 72 361 1989.] The RS-isomer was purified on a Kieselgel F254 plate with toluene/EtOAc/AcOH (50:50:3) and has m 188-190o [Cornforth et al. Aust J Chem 45 179 1992]. [Beilstein 17/3 V 13.]