Flavonoids and Stilbenes as Repellents against the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis

  • Singh, Inder Pal (The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Gifu University (Shizuoka University), Shizuoka University) ;
  • Etoh, Hideo (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University) ;
  • Asai, Eiko (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University) ;
  • Kikuchi, Kojiro (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University) ;
  • Ina, Kazuo (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Shizuoka University) ;
  • Koyasu, Katsuya (Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University) ;
  • Terada, Yukimasa (Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University)
  • Published : 1997.06.01

Abstract

We studied the attachment-repelling activity of flavonoids, stilbenes, and their glycosides against the blue mussel Mytilus edulis galloprouincialis. Molecular mechanics calculations have shown that the most stable conformations of potent repellents 29 and 32 were the same. On the basis of these results, structure-activity relationships of these compounds are discussed.

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