Biochemical basis of the toxicity of manipueira (Liquid extract of cassava roots) to nematodes and insects

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-60

  Magalhães, Claúdio P ^a   Xavier Filho, J ^a   Campos, Francisco A P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cyanogenic glycosides; Cyanohydrins; Manihot esculenta; Plant defences

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMINO ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGARS; TOXICITY;

ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN; CASSAVA ROOTS; CASSAVUM; CELL SAP; CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDES; CYANOHYDRIN; LINAMARIN; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PLANT DEFENCE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS;

STABILIZATION;

LINAMARIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASSAVA; INSECT; NEMATODE; TOXICITY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 1642618170     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(200001/02)11:1<57::AID-PCA489>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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