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diterpene phytoalexin

Term ID
CHEBI:60952
Synonyms
  • diterpene phytoalexins
  • diterpenoid phytoalexin
  • diterpenoid phytoalexins
Definition
A class of diterpene formed in plants in response to fungal infection, physical damage, chemical injury, or a pathogenic process; they are sometimes referred to as plant antibiotics. Diterpenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing 20 carbon atoms and 4 branched methyl groups and are made up of isoprenoid units.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from diterpene phytoalexin
Phenotype where environments contain diterpene phytoalexin
Phenotype modified by environments containing diterpene phytoalexin
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