Japanese Galls

Japanese Galls Excrescences Rhus japonica Japan... 

A combination of the rice lamina inclination assay and GC/MS or GC/SIM analyses have allowed for identification of the brassinosteroids in various plant tissues These include brassinolide, 6-deoxodihydrocastasterone, brassinone from the insect galls of Castanea crenata (18,20) castasterone and 6-deoxodihydrocastasterone from the stems, leaves and flowers of Castanea crenata (20) brassinolide, castasterone, typhasterol (7), and teasterone (8) from leaves of Thea sinensis (21-23) castasterone and brassinone from the fruit of Pharbitis purpurea ( Japanese morning glory ) (24) brassinolide, castasterone and 24-epibrassinolide(29) from immature seed and/or pollen of Vida faba (broad bean ) (25,26) brassinolide and castasterone from the pollen of Alnus glutinosa (European alder) (27). 

C. crenata is a Japanese chesmut, cultivated for over 2(XX) years. Nuts of C. crenata are the largest in all the Castanea species (30 g), their quality is astringait, and nut flavor is considered inferior to other species. It is highly resistant to most known diseases, such as chesmut blight and gall wasp [2,7]. 

CioHijO, Mr 152.24, bp. 67 C (1.6 kPa), [a]o -150° (CCI4). A C,o- iridoid with an unusual structure. (-)-M. is isolated from the leaves and galls of the East Asian plant Actinidia polygama (Actinidiaceae). The name of the compound is derived from the Japanese name for the plant Matatabi . The plant has an attracting effect on cats (Felidae) and lacewing flies (Chry-sopidae). 

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