Article
Phytoalexins from the Poaceae: Biosynthesis, function and prospects in food preservation
2013-06-01
Abstract excerpt
Phytoalexins are compounds synthesized by plants in response to extrinsic stress such as microbial attack and physical injury. Some members of the Poaceae, including cereal crops rice, maize and sorghum, are known to produce substantial amounts of structurally diverse groups of phytoalexins. However, no phytoalexin has been identified in other cereals such as wheat and barley although they possess certain phytoale...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ca317f4a-5160-54f5-803a-5f5a9ca69cbb
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.03.012
