Red card for pathogens: Phytoalexins in sorghum and maize

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 9114-9133

  Poloni, Alana ^a   Schirawski, Jan ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apigeninidin; Biosynthesis; DIMBOA; HDMBOA; Kauralexin; Luteolinidin; Maize; Regulation; Sorghum; Zealexin

Indexed keywords

PHYTOALEXINS; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; SORGHUM;

ANIMALS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PLANT DISEASES; SESQUITERPENES; SORGHUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84904810528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules19079114     Document Type: Review

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