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CHEBI:60952 - diterpene phytoalexin
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:60952 |
| ChEBI Name | diterpene phytoalexin |
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| Definition | A class of diterpene formed in plants in response to fungal infection, physical damage, chemical injury, or a pathogenic process; they are sometimes referred to as plant antibiotics. Diterpenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing 20 carbon atoms and 4 branched methyl groups and are made up of isoprenoid units. |
| Last Modified | 5 November 2021 |
| Submitter | T. Berardini |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | phytoalexin A toxin made by a plant that acts against an organism attacking it. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| diterpene phytoalexin (CHEBI:60952) is a diterpenoid (CHEBI:23849) |
| diterpene phytoalexin (CHEBI:60952) is a terpenoid phytoalexin (CHEBI:180906) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| diterpenoid phytoalexin | ChEBI |
| diterpenoid phytoalexins | ChEBI |
| diterpene phytoalexins | ChEBI |