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SUBMITTER: Guerriero G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6027220 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guerriero Gea G Berni Roberto R Muñoz-Sanchez J Armando JA Apone Fabio F Abdel-Salam Eslam M EM Qahtan Ahmad A AA Alatar Abdulrahman A AA Cantini Claudio C Cai Giampiero G Hausman Jean-Francois JF Siddiqui Khawar Sohail KS Hernández-Sotomayor S M Teresa SMT Faisal Mohammad M
Genes 20180620 6
Plants are sessile organisms and, in order to defend themselves against exogenous (a)biotic constraints, they synthesize an array of secondary metabolites which have important physiological and ecological effects. Plant secondary metabolites can be classified into four major classes: terpenoids, phenolic compounds, alkaloids and sulphur-containing compounds. These phytochemicals can be antimicrobial, act as attractants/repellents, or as deterrents against herbivores. The synthesis of such a rich ...[more]