Laggera pterodonta displays different phenotypes in its natural habitat but expresses a uniform phenotype with large, broad leaves and fewer secondary metabolites when grown under optimal conditions. The production of six furoeudesmanes is only induced when L. pterodonta encounters stresses, conferring host resistance against a broad spectrum of plant invaders.
1.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, State Key Lab Phytochem & Plant Resources West Ch, Kunming 650204, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Zool, Key Lab Anim Models & Human Dis Mech, Kunming 650223, Peoples R China 3.Yunnan Acad Agr Sci, Kunming 650205, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Liu,Ya-Ping;Lai,Ren;Yao,Yong-Gang;Zhang,Zhong-Kai;Pu,En-Tang;Cai,Xiang-Hai;Luo,Xiao-Dong.Induced Furoeudesmanes: A Defense Mechanism Against Stress in Laggera pterodonta, a Chinese Herbal Plant,ORGANIC LETTERS,2013,15(19):4940-4943
