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indanoyl amino acid conjugates; octadecanoids; coronatine;
signal transduction; structure-activity relationships
Octadecanoid-signaling pathway; jasmonate-induced responses;
pseudomonas-syringae; volatile biosynthesis; acyclic
homoterpenes; phaseolus-lunatus; gene-expression; coronamic
acid; coronatine; defense
Abstract:
The unassuming nature of plants belies their viciously effective defensive strategies in the face of herbivore attack. Under the direction of, among others, octadecanoid hormones, plants respond by producing phytoalexins, bitter and toxic alkaloids, pro