Involvement of strictosidine as a defensive chemical in Catharanthus roseus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1355-1366

  Luijendijk, Teus J C ^b,c   Van Der Meijden, E D ^a   Verpoorte, Rob ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antifeedant; bacteria; Catharanthus roseus; Cladosporium cucumerinum; fungi; Fusarium oxysporum; Fusarium solani; indole alkaloids; Phytophthora infestans; Spodoptera exigua; strictosidine; strictosidine glucosidase; Trichoderma viride

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CLADOSPORIUM CUCUMERINUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0029795353     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02027718     Document Type: Article

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