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Indolic secondary metabolites protect Arabidopsis from the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora brassicae.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Sept 2010
Schlaeppi Klaus, Mauch Felix
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The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana contains a large arsenal of secondary metabolites that are not essential in development but have important ecological functions in counteracting attacks of pathogens and herbivores. Preformed secondary compounds are often referred to as phytoanticipins and metabolites, that are synthesized de novo in response to biotic stress are known as phytoalexins. Camalexin is the typical...
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