BiologyChemistry

Biological activities of sesquiterpene lactones

A. K. Picman

1986.5.12BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(86)90101-8

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This review summarizes the present knowledge regarding the biological activities of sesquiterpene lactones and their structure-activity relationships and suggests their evolutionary significance in plants as deterrents against herbivores and anti-fungal, anti-bacterial allelopathic agents.

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PICMAN, A. K. Biological activities of sesquiterpene lactones. BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY, 1986, 14: 255–281.