Cyanogenesis in higher plants and animals.
Lechtenberg M
Research article (book contribution)Abstract
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 about the publication
Publisher: Roberts Keith
Book title: Handbook of Plant Science Section Title: Plant Biochemistry (Volume 2)
Page range: 1033-1035
Publishing company: John Wiley & Sons
Status: Published
Release year: 2007
Language in which the publication is written: English
ISBN: 978-0-470-05723-0
Keywords: Glycosides Role: BSU (Biological study; unclassified); BIOL (Biological study) (cyano; cyanogenesis in higher plants and animals discussed); Plantae; Plants (cyanogenesis in higher plants and animals discussed); review; cyanogenesis; cyanogenic; glycoside; hydrogen; cyanide; plant
Authors from the University of Münster
| Lechtenberg, Matthias | Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry |