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Glandular Trichomes of Leucosceptrum canum Harbor Defensive Sesterterpenoids
Author(s) -
Luo ShiHong,
Luo Qian,
Niu XueMei,
Xie MingJin,
Zhao Xu,
Schneider Bernd,
Gershenzon Jonathan,
Li ShengHong
Publication year - 2010
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/anie.201000449
Subject(s) - trichome , derivative (finance) , computer science , biology , computational biology , chemistry , botany , business , finance
On the defense : Sesterterpenoid 1 and its 11‐dehydroxy derivative, which possess a unique C 25 skeleton, have been isolated from the glandular trichomes of Leucosceptrum canum. They have potent antifeedant activities and inhibitory effects against pathogenic fungi, which suggest a role of sesterterpenoids in plant defense.