Ergosterol as a signal molecule of plant defense reaction

• Authors: KAŠPAROVSKÝ Tomáš; MIKEŠ Vladimír; HAVEL Ladislav; MILAT ML; BLEIN JP
• Year of publication: 2003
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Book of Abstract of VIIth Workshop of Biochemists and Molecul Biologists
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Biochemistry
• Keywords: ergosterol; plant defense reaction; elicitor
• Description: Egosterol is an elicitor molecule activating plant defense reaction via PLA2 and PKC when compared with cryptogein activating PLC and PKC pathway.

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