Synthesis of Abscisic Acid Analogs and Their Biological Activity on Growth of Rice Seedling

This research aims at developing a new plant growth inhibitors related to abscisic acid by means of esterification of (S)-(+)-ABA with p-hydroxy methyl cinnamate and umbelliferone, and testing its biological activity on growth of rice seedlings. The over-all yield of ABA-methyl cinnamate(AC) and ABA-umbelliferone(AC) ester compounds were 83% and 78%, respectively. The growth inhibition activity of these synthetic compounds were shown about 3 to 10 times(AC) and 10 to 30 times(AU) higher than (S)-(+)-ABA.