Strategies of cruciferous pathogenic fungi: Detoxification of the phytoalexin cyclobrassinin by mimicry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1196-1202

  Pedras, M Soledade C ^a   Okanga, Francis I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica; Brassicanal A; Brassilexin; Cruciferae; Cyclobrassinin

Indexed keywords

BRASSICANAL A; BRASSININ; CAMALEXIN; CRUCIFERA; CYCLOBRASSININ; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOALEXIN; PHYTOALEXINS; PLANT EXTRACT; SPIROBRASSININ; THIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HYPHOMYCETES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICACEAE; INDOLES; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOCTONIA; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TERPENES; THIOCARBAMATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0032911544     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980854r     Document Type: Article

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