Cyanogenesis in higher plants and animals.

Lechtenberg M

Forschungsartikel (Buchbeitrag)

Zusammenfassung

A review. Cyanogenesis describes the ability of plants to store cyanogenic glycosides, which, on tissue damage, undergo hydrolysis with the release of toxic hydrogen cyanide. This defensive mechanism is widely distributed in plants and also occurs in some insects. [on SciFinder(R)]

Details zur Publikation

Herausgeber*innen: Roberts Keith
Buchtitel: Handbook of Plant Science Section Title: Plant Biochemistry
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2007
Verlag: Wiley
ISBN: 978-0-470-05723-0
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst ist: Englisch