A plant growth regulator
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GR24

Item No. 13210

Technical Information
Formal Name
(3E,3aR,8bS)-rel-3-[[[(2R)-2,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-furanyl]oxy]methylene]-3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[1,2-b]furan-2-one
CAS Number
76974-79-3
Molecular Formula
C17H14O5
Formula Weight
Purity
≥95%
A solid
DMF: solubleDMSO: solubleEthanol: solubleMethanol: soluble
SMILES
O=C1O[C@]2([H])C3=C(C=CC=C3)C[C@]2([H])/C1=C\O[C@H]4C=C(C)C(O4)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C17H14O5/c1-9-6-14(21-16(9)18)20-8-13-12-7-10-4-2-3-5-11(10)15(12)22-17(13)19/h2-6,8,12,14-15H,7H2,1H3/b13-8+/t12-,14-,15-/m1/s1
InChi Key
XHSDUVBUZOUAOQ-WJQMYRPNSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    GR24 is a synthetic strigalactone and plant growth regulator.1,2 It stimulates the germination of Striga and Orobanche parasitic weed seeds (EC50s = 5-50 nM).1 GR24 increases root-hair length and decreases the number of lateral roots in Arabidopsis.2

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Wigchert, S.C., Kuiper, E., Boelhouwer, G.J., et alDose-response of seeds of the parasitic weeds Striga and Orobanche toward the synthetic germination stimulants GR 24 and Nijmegen 1. J. Agric. Food Chem. 47(4), 1705-1710 (1999).

    2. Kapulnik, Y., Delaux, P.M., Resnick, N., et alStrigolactones affect lateral root formation and root-hair elongation in Arabidopsis. Planta 233(1), 209-216 (2011).