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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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 61(2010), 3 vom: 12. März, Seite 911-22
1. Verfasser: Eilenberg, Haviva (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pnini-Cohen, Smadar, Rahamim, Yocheved, Sionov, Edward, Segal, Esther, Carmeli, Shmuel, Zilberstein, Aviah
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Antifungal Agents Naphthoquinones Chitin 1398-61-4