The title compound, C(13)H(14)N(2)O(2), is a natural product isolated from Cicer arietinum L. (chickpea). The benzene ring and pyrrole rings display planar conformations and the piperidine ring has a half-chair conformation. Inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions between a methyl H atom and the pyrrole ring of an adjacent mol-ecule are present in the crystal structure.

Crude protein extracts from the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L .) pathogenic fungus Ascochyta rabiei catalyze the N A D PH dependent conversion of the pterocarpan phytoalexins medicarpin and maackiain to 1) 2'-hydroxyisoflavans, 2) 1 a-hydroxypterocarp-l,4-diene-3-one, and 3) 10,2'dihydroxyisoflav-8-ene-7-one derivatives. A pterocarpan: N A D PH oxidoreductase which cleaves the benzylphenyl ether ...

The present study aimed the evaluation of allelopathic effect of aqueous extract of coffee (Coffea arabica) against germination and radicle growth of Cicer arietinum and Triticum aestivum seeds. The extract at different concentrations was incubated in controlled conditions with the surface sterilized seeds of C. arietinum and T. aestivum and observed periodically for seed germination and radicl...

IAA induces tryptophan oxygenase (EC 1.13.1.12) in Cicer arietinum seedlings and CAMP mimics this action [I]. In seedlings preincubated with IAA, there is also a 3-3.5fold activation of adenyl cyclase as evident from increased incorporation of [8-14C]adenine into [14C]cAMP [2]. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect on germination of C. arietinum caused by inclusion of 8-azadenine in the imbibition...

INTRODUCTION Cicer arietinum is an important self-pollinated diploid crop 2n=2x=16 with genome sized approximately 931 Mbp (Arumuganathan and Earle 1991). India is the largest producer of chickpea, contributing with about 66% of the total global production, followed by Turkey, Pakistan and Mexico (Thangwana and Ogola 2012). It is a major source of protein (12.4-31.5%), energy, fiber, vitamins, ...