Cyanogenic glycosides (CNglcs) are bioactive plant products derived from amino acids. Structurally, these specialized plant compounds are characterized as α-hydroxynitriles …
Plants are sessile organisms and dependent on deployment of secondary metabolites for their response to biotic and abiotic challenges. A trade-off is envisioned between resources …
Cyanogenesis is the process by which hydrogen cyanide is released from endogenous cyanide containing compounds. Many cyanogenic plants release HCN in sufficient …
Natural rubber has been an essential commodity not only for the tyre industry but also for more than 50,000 products that hold elasticity as an attribute. Rubber is obtained from the …
The secretory activity of plants is a manifestation of the fundamental property of all living organisms: the ability to exchange substances and energy with the environment. This book …
This chapter focuses on the metabolic or physiological costs of chemical defense. Plants synthesize an enormous variety of secondary metabolites that are toxic and deterrent to …
R Lieberei - Annals of botany, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Rubber trees (Hevea spp.) are perennial crops of Amazonian origin that have been spread over the whole tropical belt to guarantee worldwide production of …
D Selmar, R Lieberei, B Biehl - Plant Physiology, 1988 - academic.oup.com
In the seeds of Hevea brasiliensis, the cyanogenic monoglucoside linamarin (2-β-d- glucopyranosyloxy-2-methylpropionitrile) is accumulated in the endosperm. After onset of …
A Nahrstedt - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 1985 - Springer
Biochemical and physiological arguments and several plant-predator relationships described in the literature are presented in which cyanogenesis plays a role as a protecting …