Metabolism of cruciferous chemical defenses by plant pathogenic fungi

Plants produce complex mixtures of secondary metabolites to defend themselves from pathogens. Among these defenses are metabolites produced de novo, phytoalexins, and constitutive metabolites, phytoanticipins. As a counter-attack, pathogenic fungi are able to transform such plant defenses utilizing...

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Other Authors: Pedras, Soledade
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-06-493