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Antifeedants are
organic compounds produced by
plants to
repel herbivores through distaste or toxicity.
These chemical compounds are
typically classified...
- "wood".
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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families Cucurbitaceae, Rutaceae, and Meliaceae.
Certain limonoids are
antifeedants such as
azadirachtin from the neem tree. Chemically, the
limonoids consist...
- are
found in a wide
variety of plants,
where it
functions as a
natural antifeedant.
Ocotea pretiosa,
which grows in Brazil, and S****afras albidum, which...
-
ecdysteroids also
appear in many
plants mostly as a
protection agent (toxins or
antifeedants)
against herbivorous insects.
These phytoecdysteroids have been reputed...
- p****ed the
seedling stage.
Defence is
typically achieved by
secreting antifeedant chemicals into the
woody cell walls. This
reduces the
ability of termites...
- also
appear in many
plants mostly as a
protection agents (toxins or
antifeedants)
against herbivore insects.
Fungi also
produce a
handful of mycoecdysteroids...
- extracts, such as
azadirachtin established in the 1960s as an
insect antifeedant,
growth disruptor, and insecticide. The
yield of
azadirachtin from crushing...
- sulfur-containing
compounds such as
diallyl disulfide.
Allicin is an
antifeedant, i.e. the
defense mechanism against attacks by
pests on the
garlic plant...
- many
legumes is an
antifeedant,
protecting the
plant from predators.
Mimosine found in some legumes, is
another possible antifeedant. This
compound is...
