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- noun Plural form of
phytoalexin .
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In many cases, they are also modified in the plant to produce so-called phytoalexins, which are natural forms of anti-fungal and antimicrobial compounds found in many different plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2008
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For Longevity genes example, grapes with fungal infections release various polyphenolic compounds (quercetin, fisetin, apigenin and resveratrol to name a few) called phytoalexins.
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After pathogen recognition, a multitude of plant resistance-associated reactions are initiated, such as ion fluxes across plant membranes, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), phosphorylation of specific proteins, activation of cell wall strengthening enzymes, transcriptional activation of several defense related genes, induction of phytoalexins, localized cell death at infection sites (HR response), and induction of systemic acquired resistance in distal plant organs
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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Phillips DA (1996) Diverse functions of isoflavonoids in legumes transcend anti-microbial definitions of phytoalexins.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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Leguminous plants produce phytoalexins and phytoanticipins prior to, during and after pathogenic attacks, and isoflavanoids form the major part
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sumanti Gupta et al. 2010
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Stressing plants to induce their natural defences could lead to a new range of functional foods enriched with a plant's natural defensive compounds, phytoalexins.
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"Phytoalexin-enriched foods would be defined as foods with health-promoting activities based on phytoalexins and would be a subclass of functional foods,"
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Stressing plants to induce their natural defences could lead to a new range of functional foods enriched with a plant's natural defensive compounds, phytoalexins.
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Stressing plants to induce their natural defences could lead to a new range of functional foods enriched with a plant's natural defensive compounds, phytoalexins.
FoodQualityNews RSS 2009
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Stressing plants to induce their natural defences could lead to a new range of functional foods enriched with a plant's natural defensive compounds, phytoalexins.
FoodQualityNews RSS 2009
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