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Term Name | diterpene phytoalexin metabolic process |
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Term Accession | GO:0051501 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (1) | diterpene phytoalexin metabolism |
Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways involving diterpene phytoalexins, 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. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
GOC: | ai |
ISBN: | 0721662544 |
URL: | http://www.onelook.com |