PLANT PRODUCTS AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Plants produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites, many of which have antimicrobial activity. Some of this compounds are constitutive, existing in healthy plants in their biologically active forms. Others such as cyanogenic glycosides and glucosinolates, occur as inactive precursors and are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași
2007-08-01
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| Series: | Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara |
| Online Access: | http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/402 |
| Summary: | Plants produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites, many of which have antimicrobial activity.
Some of this compounds are constitutive, existing in healthy plants in their biologically active forms. Others such as
cyanogenic glycosides and glucosinolates, occur as inactive precursors and are activated in response to tissue damage or
pathogen attack. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-3571 2248-3276 |