4.8.05

Phytoalexins from the Crucifer Rutabaga: Structures, Syntheses, Biosyntheses, and Antifungal Activity

this is a title of a paper in J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 4471.
i get the tables of contents of several journals delivered to my inbox automatically. sometimes i don't get to reading all of them. today i was reading through some of the old ones and this title popped out at me even though it has nothing whatsoever to do with my research. i just couldn't pass up "rutabaga" without saying it aloud. rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga (a suprisingly difficult word for me to type.)
the article had something to do with isolating a chemical that defends against particular problems that rutabagas (and apparently other crops). here are some pictures of rutabagas with problems.

No comments: