Plant Antimicrobial Agents and Their Effects on Plant and Human Pathogens

Plant Antimicrobial Agents and Their Effects on Plant and Human Pathogens

To protect themselves, plants accumulate an armoury of antimicrobial secondary metabolites. Some metabolites represent constitutive chemical barriers to microbial attack (phytoanticipins) and others inducible antimicrobials (phytoalexins). They are extensively studied as promising plant and human di...

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Main Authors: Kamal Bouarab, François Malouin, Moussa S. Diarra, Mariza Gattuso, Rocío González-Lamothe, Gabriel Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
antimicrobial
phytoalexin
phytoanticipin
secondary metabolites
infectious disease
cystic fibrosis
phytoprotection
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/10/8/3400/

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