Induced production of antifungal naphthoquinones in the pitchers of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes khasiana

Nepenthes spp. are carnivorous plants that have developed insect capturing traps, evolved by specific modification of the leaf tips, and are able to utilize insect degradation products as nutritional precursors. A chitin-induced antifungal ability, based on the production and secretion to the trap l...

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Publié dans:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 61(2010), 3 vom: 12. März, Seite 911-22
Auteur principal: Eilenberg, Haviva (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Pnini-Cohen, Smadar, Rahamim, Yocheved, Sionov, Edward, Segal, Esther, Carmeli, Shmuel, Zilberstein, Aviah
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2010
Accès à la collection:Journal of experimental botany
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Antifungal Agents Naphthoquinones Chitin 1398-61-4