CHEBI:68487 - strigolactone

ChEBI IDCHEBI:68487
ChEBI Namestrigolactone
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DefinitionA family of sesquiterpene lactones with a common structure consisting of two lactone moieties (one a butenolide, the other a tricyclic γ-lactone) connected by an enol-ether bridge. Originally used to describe phytohormones with diverse signaling activities, biosynthesised from carotenoids, the term also includes synthetic analogues.
Last Modified9 April 2020
SubmitterT. Berardini
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Roles Classification
Biological Role:
plant hormone  A plant growth regulator that modulates the formation of stems, leaves and flowers, as well as the development and ripening of fruit. The term includes endogenous and non-endogenous compounds (e.g. active compounds produced by bacteria on the leaf surface) as well as semi-synthetic and fully synthetic compounds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
strigolactone (CHEBI:68487) has role plant hormone (CHEBI:37848)
strigolactone (CHEBI:68487) is a butenolide (CHEBI:50523)
strigolactone (CHEBI:68487) is a organic heterotricyclic compound (CHEBI:26979)
strigolactone (CHEBI:68487) is a sesquiterpene lactone (CHEBI:37667)
Incoming Relation(s)
(−)-2'-epi-GR24 (CHEBI:195258) is a strigolactone (CHEBI:68487)
5-deoxystrigol (CHEBI:81466) is a strigolactone (CHEBI:68487)
orobanchol (CHEBI:195254) is a strigolactone (CHEBI:68487)
Sorgolactone (CHEBI:9205) is a strigolactone (CHEBI:68487)
strigol (CHEBI:9290) is a strigolactone (CHEBI:68487)
synthetic strigolactone (CHEBI:149458) is a strigolactone (CHEBI:68487)
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strigolactonesChEBI
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