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ChEBI
diterpene phytoalexin
- Term ID
- CHEBI:60952
- Synonyms
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- 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.
- References
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- is a type of
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from diterpene phytoalexin
Phenotype where environments contain diterpene phytoalexin
Phenotype modified by environments containing diterpene phytoalexin
Human Disease Model