Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Leptospermone is a chemical compound (a β-triketone) produced by some members of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) such as Callistemon citrinus (Lemon Bottlebrush) a shrub native to Australia and Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka) a New Zealand tree from which it gets its name. Allelopathic studies have led to the commercialization of the analogous herbicidal compound mesotrione. Leptospermone is also studied as an antibacterial.
