Defensive weapons and defense signals in plants: Some metabolites serve both roles

BioEssays

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-174

  Maag, Daniel ^a,b   Erb, Matthias ^c   Köllner, Tobias G ^d   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzoxazinoids; Defenses against herbivores; Defenses against pathogens; Glucosinolates; Phytohormones; Secondary metabolites; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

BENZOXAZINOID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSIDE; GLUCOSINOLATE; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT; BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; CALLOSE; GLUCAN;

APHID; ASSOCIATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; METABOLITE; NATURAL ENEMY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POACEAE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APHIDIDAE;

ANIMALS; BENZOXAZINES; GLUCANS; GLUCOSINOLATES; HERBIVORY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84921521736     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201400124     Document Type: Review

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