{"product_id":"9783038420583","title":"Phytoalexins: Current Progress and Future Prospects","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhytoalexins are low molecular weight antimicrobial compounds that are produced by plants as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea response to biotic and abiotic stresses. As such they take part in an intricate defense system which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenables plants to control invading microorganisms. In the 1950s, research on phytoalexins started\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith progress in their biochemistry and bio-organic chemistry, resulting in the determination of their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estructure, their biological activity, as well as mechanisms of their synthesis and catabolism by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emicroorganisms. Elucidation of the biosynthesis of numerous phytoalexins also permitted the use of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emolecular biology tools for the exploration of the genes encoding enzymes of their synthesis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epathways and their regulators. This has led to potential applications for increasing plant resistance to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediseases. Phytoalexins display an enormous diversity belonging to various chemical families such as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor instance, phenolics, terpenoids, furanoacetylenes, steroid glycoalkaloids, sulfur-containing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompounds and indoles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch and review papers dealing with numerous aspects of phytoalexins including modulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof their biosynthesis, molecular engineering in plants, biological activities, structure\/activity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelationships and phytoalexin metabolism by micro-organisms are published in this issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MDPI AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034992197872,"sku":"9783038420583","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783038420583_p0.jpg?v=1763711810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783038420583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}