Phytoecdysteroid turnover in spinach: Long-term stability supports a plant defense hypothesis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2883-2896

  Schmelz, Eric A ^a,c   Grebenok, Robert J ^b   Ohnmeiss, Thomas E ^b   Bowers, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; Phytoecdysteroid; Phytohormone; Phytosterol; Plant defense; Spinacia oleracea; Terpenoid; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; ECDYSTERONE; MEVALONIC ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SPINACH; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROL ANALYSIS;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0034533478     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026454213510     Document Type: Article

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