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单词 phytoalexin
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Definition of phytoalexin in English:

phytoalexin

noun ˌfʌɪtəʊəˈlɛksɪnˌfīdōəˈleksən
Botany
  • A substance that is produced by plant tissues in response to contact with a parasite and specifically inhibits the growth of that parasite.

    〔植〕植物抗毒素,植保菌素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These compounds represent the major forms of phytoalexins in grape.
    • Plants produce phytoalexins as an immune response to physical, chemical, or biological damage.
    • Plant resistance to specific pathogens is often correlated with increased production of phytoalexins, whereas inhibition or deficiency of phytoalexin production allows greater virulence.
    • Tryptophan is used in some plant species as a precursor to bioactive alkaloids and defence phytoalexins, as well as the phytohormone auxin.
    • During infection by fungal pathogens, plant cells respond by expressing a battery of disease response genes, which can result in the production of various toxic plant products, including active oxygen species and phytoalexins.

Origin

1940s: from phyto- 'of plants' + alexin, a name for a class of substances found in blood serum, able to destroy bacteria.

Definition of phytoalexin in US English:

phytoalexin

nounˌfīdōəˈleksən
Botany
  • A substance that is produced by plant tissues in response to contact with a parasite and specifically inhibits the growth of that parasite.

    〔植〕植物抗毒素,植保菌素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Plants produce phytoalexins as an immune response to physical, chemical, or biological damage.
    • During infection by fungal pathogens, plant cells respond by expressing a battery of disease response genes, which can result in the production of various toxic plant products, including active oxygen species and phytoalexins.
    • These compounds represent the major forms of phytoalexins in grape.
    • Tryptophan is used in some plant species as a precursor to bioactive alkaloids and defence phytoalexins, as well as the phytohormone auxin.
    • Plant resistance to specific pathogens is often correlated with increased production of phytoalexins, whereas inhibition or deficiency of phytoalexin production allows greater virulence.

Origin

1940s: from phyto- ‘of plants’ + alexin, a name for a class of substances found in blood serum, able to destroy bacteria.

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