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Antifeedants are
organic compounds produced by
plants to
repel herbivores through distaste or toxicity.
These chemical compounds are
typically classified...
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families Cucurbitaceae, Rutaceae, and Meliaceae.
Certain limonoids are
antifeedants such as
azadirachtin from the neem tree. Chemically, the
limonoids consist...
- JSTOR 3544647.
Emmerich R, Giez I,
Lange OL,
Proksch P (1993). "Toxicity and
antifeedant activity of
lichen compounds against the
polyphagous herbivorous insect...
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appear in many
plants mostly as a
protection agents (toxins or
antifeedants)
against herbivore insects.
Ecdysterone has been
tested on
mammals due...
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pathogen infection. Many fragrances, e.g. oil of wintergreen, are in fact
antifeedants.
Transgenic crops that act as
insecticides began in 1996 with a genetically...
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Lignans are
precursors to phytoestrogens. They may play a role as
antifeedants in the
defense of
seeds and
plants against herbivores.
Structures of...
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ecdysteroids also
appear in many
plants mostly as a
protection agent (toxins or
antifeedants)
against herbivorous insects.
These phytoecdysteroids have been reputed...
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potentially plant-plant communication. They
appear to play
roles as
antifeedants.
Other functions of
terpenoids include cell
growth modulation and plant...
- Products. 55 (5): 654–9. doi:10.1021/np50083a016. PMID 1517737.
Limonoid antifeedants from seed of Sandori**** koet****e
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legumes is an
antifeedant,
protecting the
plant from predators.
Mimosine found in some legumes, is
another possible antifeedant. This
compound is...
