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Danielone is a phytoalexin found in the
papaya The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...
fruit. This compound showed high antifungal activity against ''
Colletotrichum gloesporioides ''Glomerella cingulata'' is a fungal plant pathogen, being the name of the sexual stage (teleomorph) while the more commonly referred to asexual stage (anamorph) is called ''Colletotrichum gloeosporioides''. For most of this article the pathogen ...
'', a pathogenic fungus of papaya. A laboratory synthesis of danielone has been reported.


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Aromatic ketones Phytoalexins Resorcinol ethers Phenols Alpha-hydroxy ketones {{aromatic-stub