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A Desulfatation–Oxidation Cascade Activates Coumarin‐Based Cross‐Linkers in the Wound Reaction of the Giant Unicellular Alga Dasycladus vermicularis
Author(s) -
Welling Matthew,
Ross Cliff,
Pohnert Georg
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201100908
Subject(s) - cascade , coumarin , fluorescence , chemistry , mass spectrometry , information retrieval , computer science , organic chemistry , chromatography , physics , optics
Plugged up : A rapid and efficient cascade of desulfatation, oxidation, and cross‐linking mediates wound sealing in the giant‐celled alga Dasycladus vermicularis (see picture). UV and fluorescence studies and mass spectrometry show the wound plug is a coumarin‐based polymer.