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Wound‐Activated Chemical Defense in Unicellular Planktonic Algae
Author(s) -
Pohnert Georg
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20001201)39:23<4352::aid-anie4352>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - algae , oxidative phosphorylation , chemistry , botany , organism , biochemistry , biology , paleontology
The rapid oxidative cleavage of C 20 fatty acids to give α , β , γ , δ ‐unsaturated aldehydes (see scheme) has been observed after damaging unicellular phytoplankton algae (diatomophyceae). This activated chemical defense provides a high concentration of the metabolites in the target organism with low costs for the defending algae.