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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horace G Cutler, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Stephen R Parker, Athens, GA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 935 ; 504291 ; 504271 ; 4352541 ;
Abstract
A novel organic compound, designated botcinol, has been isolated which possesses significant phytotoxic activity and which may be used as a biodegradable contact herbicide. The compound is a hydroxylated nonalactone that is esterified with 4-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid, and has the following structure: ##STR1## Botcinol is produced by culture of a novel strain of the fungus Botrytis cinerea, designated UK 185, and may be subsequently recovered from the culture medium and purified.