Altenuisol

Altenuisol is a compound that can be found in the pathogenic fungus of the genus Alternaria in Xanthium italicum. It has herbicidal activity. At a low concentration of Altenuisol (10 μg/mL), it promotes the root growth of Pennisetum alopecuroides and Medicago sativa by 75.2% and 51.0% respectively. At a high concentration of Altenuisol (1000 μg/mL), the inhibition rates of root growth of Pennisetum alopecuroides and Medicago sativa are 52.0% and 42.0% respectively. In addition, Altenuisol is cytotoxic to HeLa cells and also exhibits antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Altenuisol is expected to be used in research in fields such as agricultural weeding, anti - tumor, and anti - infection [1].