Phenolic phytoalexins in rice: Biological functions and Biosynthesis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 29120-29133

  Cho, Man Ho ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biotic abiotic stress; Phenolic phytoalexins; Phenylamide; Plant defense mechanism; Rice; Sakuranetin

Indexed keywords

ANILIDE; ANTHRANILIC ACID; BENTRP; CHORISMIC ACID; CINTRP; CINTYR; COUSER; DITERPENOID; FERTRP; MOMILACTONE A; MOMILACTONE B; NARINGENIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLPROPANOID; PHYTOALEXIN; SAKURANETIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHYTOALEXINS; SESQUITERPENE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIPOLARIS ORYZAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC50; MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT STRESS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RICE; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UPREGULATION; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ORYZA; PHENOLS; SESQUITERPENES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84949476368     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161226152     Document Type: Review

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