Accumulation of hydroxycinnamic acid amides in winter wheat under Snow

Abstract

It was found that the content of antifungal compounds p-coumaroylagmatine [1-(trans-4′-hydroxycinnamoylamino)-4-guanidinobutane] and p-coumaroyl-3-hydroxyagmatine [1-(trans-4′-hydroxycinnamoylamino)-3-hydroxy-4-guanidinobutane] in the crown of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv Chihokukomugi) significantly increased under snow cover. This finding suggests that the accumulation of these hydroxycinnamic acid amides was caused by winter stress and related to protecting the plant against snow mold under snow cover. © 2003 by Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry.