| phytoalexin |
a metabolite produced by a plant in response to infection by a fungus or other pathogen (or by an abiotic factor) inhibitory to the invading pathogen.
Ãâó: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/fungloss.htm
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| phytoalexin |
A low molecular weight, antimicrobial compound synthesized by and accumulating in higher plants exposed to certain microorganisms (pathogenic and nonpathogenic). (16)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_P.htm
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| phytoalexin |
substance that inhibits the growth of certain microorganisms and that is produced in higher plants in response to a number of chemical, physical, and biological stimuli.
Ãâó: www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205021/...
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| phytoalexin |
An antimicrobial, protective compound synthesized by a plant in response to bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. Many chemicals that are medicinal to humans are phytoalexins.
Ãâó: www.herbalchem.net/Glossary.htm
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