avenacin A-1
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avenacin A-1
a triterpenoid saponin present in roots of oat plants but not in those of wheat or barley. It is highly effective against a major pathogen of cereal roots, one that therefore affects wheat and barley but not oat plants. The terminal β-d-glucose (1→2 or 1→4) units are removed by the saponin-detoxifying avenacinase that is produced by a variety of this pathogen that affects oats.
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| avenic acid, average, average molar mass |
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