Novel aspects of cyanogenesis in Eucalyptus camphora subsp. humeana

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-496

  Neilson, Elizabeth H ^a   Goodger, Jason Q D ^a   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanogenesis; Cyanogenic glycoside; Defence; Eucalypt; Phenolics; Prunasin

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; SEED; TISSUE;

CYANOGENESIS; CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDE; DEFENCE; EUCALYPT; PHENOLICS; PRUNASIN;

FORESTRY;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CYANIDE; FOLIAGE; HERBIVORE; SEEDLING; TOXICITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ENZYMES; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; PHENOLIC ACIDS; SEEDS;

DRYOBALANOPS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMPHORA;

EID: 33646462746     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP05293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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