Non-protein amino acids in plant defense against insect herbivores: Representative cases and opportunities for further functional analysis

Phytochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1531-1537

  Huang, Tengfang ^a   Jander, Georg ^a   De Vos, Martin ^b  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b KEYGENE N V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxy l tryptophan; BABA; Canavanine; GABA; l DOPA; Legumes; Non protein amino acid; Plant insect interaction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FABACEAE; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FABACEAE; INSECTS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; POACEAE;

HEXAPODA; POACEAE;

EID: 79960704003     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.03.019     Document Type: Review

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