
Evolution of sesquiterpene lactones in asteraceae
1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 14; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0305-1978(86)90038-4
ISSN1873-2925
AutoresVicente de Paulo Emerenciano, María Auxiliadora, C. Kaplan, Otto R. Gottlieb, Maria Renata de M. Bonfanti, Zenaide S. Ferreira, Leonora M.A. Comegno,
Tópico(s)Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
ResumoThe two basic micromolecular phenomena which accompany the introduction of a novel lineage in angiosperms, vigorous increase in oxidation state of allelochemics and reduction of the number of major biosynthetic routes, are shown to characterize the evolutionary development of sesquiterpene lactones in tribes of Asteraceae.
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