@article{002046b0951f4598b3b6da292f2e4f0a,
title = "Potassium 2,3,4-trihydroxy-2-methylbutanoate, a leaf-closing substance of Leucaena leucocephalam",
abstract = "Potassium 2,3,4-trihydroxy-2-methylbutanoate (1) was identified as a leaf-closing substance of a nyctinastic plant, Leucaena leucocephalam. Compound 1 was quite effective for the leaf-closing of L. leucocephalam at 1×10-6 M.",
keywords = "Biologically active compounds, Natural products, Nyctinasty, Plants",
author = "Minoru Ueda and Yoshihiro Sohtome and Katsuhiro Ueda and Shosuke Yamamura",
note = "Funding Information: We are indebted to the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Japan) for Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 12045259 and No. 12680598), Pioneering Research Project in Biotechnology given by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kihara Foundation, Saneyoshi Foundation, Sumitomo Foundation, and Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology Research Grant for financial support. And we thank Dr. Kazuhiko Nakamura (Biomolecules Department, National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology) for the collection of the plant material.",
year = "2001",
month = apr,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1016/S0040-4039(01)00380-X",
language = "English",
volume = "42",
pages = "3109--3111",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "17",
}