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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHYTOALEXIN

From phyto- + Greek alexein to ward off.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHYTOALEXIN

phytoalexin  [ˌfaɪtəʊəˈlɛksɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHYTOALEXIN

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phytoalexin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHYTOALEXIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phytoalexin

Phytoalexins are antimicrobial and often antioxidative substances synthesized de novo by plants that accumulate rapidly at areas of pathogen infection. They are broad spectrum inhibitors and are chemically diverse with different types characteristic of particular plant species. Phytoalexins tend to fall into several classes including terpenoids, glycosteroids and alkaloids; however, researchers often find it convenient to extend the definition to include all phytochemicals that are part of the plant's defensive arsenal.

Definition of phytoalexin in the English dictionary

The definition of phytoalexin in the dictionary is any of a group of substances produced by plants that inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi that infect them.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHYTOALEXIN


aflatoxin
ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn
alexin
əˈlɛksɪn
cephalexin
ˌsefəˈleksɪn
digitoxin
ˌdɪdʒɪˈtɒksɪn
digoxin
daɪˈdʒɒksɪn
dioxin
daɪˈɒksɪn
ektexine
ɛkˈtɛksɪn
endexine
ɛnˈdɛksɪn
endotoxin
ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn
enterotoxin
ˌentərəʊˈtɒksɪn
exotoxin
ˌɛksəʊˈtɒksɪn
ferredoxin
ˌfɛrɪˈdɒksɪn
mycotoxin
ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn
neurotoxin
ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn
polymyxin
ˌpɒlɪˈmɪksɪn
pyridoxin
ˌpɪrɪˈdɒksɪn
relaxin
rɪˈlæksɪn
tetrodotoxin
ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn
thyroxin
θaɪˈrɒksɪn
toxin
ˈtɒksɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHYTOALEXIN

phytin
phytobenthos
phytochemical
phytochemically
phytochemist
phytochemistry
phytochrome
phytoestrogen
phytoflagellate
phytogeneses
phytogenesis
phytogenetic
phytogenetical
phytogenetically
phytogenic
phytogeny
phytogeographer
phytogeographic
phytogeographical
phytogeography

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHYTOALEXIN

anatoxin
andromedotoxin
antiauxin
antitoxin
autotoxin
bacteriotoxin
biotoxin
botulinum toxin
ciguatoxin
cytotoxin
hemotoxin
heteroauxin
phytotoxin
picrotoxin
saxitoxin
toxin-antitoxin
zootoxin

Synonyms and antonyms of phytoalexin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phytoalexin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHYTOALEXIN

Find out the translation of phytoalexin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phytoalexin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phytoalexin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

植保素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fitoalexina
570 millions of speakers

English

phytoalexin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phytoalexin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

داحرة نباتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фитоалексинам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fitoalexina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phytoalexin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phytoalexines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phytoalexin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phytoalexins
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィトアレキシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phytoalexin이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phytoalexin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phytoalexin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phytoalexin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिटोलेक्सिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fitoaleksin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fitoalessine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

phytoalexin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фітоалексинів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

phytoalexin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

phytoalexin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phytoalexin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phytoalexin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phytoalexin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phytoalexin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYTOALEXIN»

The term «phytoalexin» is normally little used and occupies the 109.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYTOALEXIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phytoalexin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phytoalexin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phytoalexin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYTOALEXIN»

Discover the use of phytoalexin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phytoalexin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Phytoalexin Metabolism and Action
Provides the latest information on nearly all of the phytoalexins of crop plants studied worldwide over the past 50 years-describing experimental approaches to the research of specific plants and offering detailed explanations on methods of ...
Daniel, 1994
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Plant Pathology
Phytoalexin production and accumulation occur in healthy plant cells surrounding wounded or infected cells and are stimulated by alarm substances produced and released by the damaged cells and diffusing into the adjacent healthy cells.
George N. Agrios, 2005
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Plant Biochemistry
There has been extensive study of the accumulation, distribution, enzymology, and molecular biology of phytoalexin synthesis following pathogen attack. Phytoalexins are typically synthesized in moribund cells surrounding the site of infection ...
P. M. Dey, J. B. Harborne, 1997
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Fungal Infection of Plants: Symposium of the British ...
Symposium of the British Mycological Society British Mycological Society. Symposium George Frederick Pegg, Peter G. Ayres. It is clear that for a phytoalexin to have a significant role in resistance, it must eventually interact with hyphae of the ...
British Mycological Society. Symposium, George Frederick Pegg, Peter G. Ayres, 1987
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Principles of Forest Pathology
chemical and physical stimuli, Because there is a close correlation between phytoalexin accumulation and a large number of factors that cause formation of phytoalexins, there may be a common route in plant cells through which these factors ...
F. H. Tainter, F. A. Baker, 1996
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Principles of Plant Pathology
The system involved in phytoalexin elicitation, the investigation of which falls into the field of molecular genetics, will be discussed in Chapter l4. Methods by means of which a pathogen achieves virulence There are several methods by means ...
J. G. Manners, 1993
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Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology ...
The rice phytoalexin sakuranetin is highly inhibitory to spore germination of Magnaporthe grisea (Kodama et al., 1992). The phytoalexin resveratrol inhibited hyphal growth of the alfalfa fungal pathogen Phoma medicaginis (Hipskind and Palva ...
P. Vidhyasekaran, 2007
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Postharvest Physiology and Hypobaric Storage of Fresh Produce
After small necrotic lesions form, the plant becomes resistant to subsequent infection by the virus and a variety of bacterial and fungal pathogens (Ross, 1961 ; Kuc, 1982). Nearly millimolar phytoalexin concentrations are required to inhibit ...
Stanley P. Burg, 2004
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Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Africa
[26], it was demonstrated that preculturing Bradyrhizobium japonicum with 10 lmM concentration of genistein or daidzein induced resistance in the bacterium against the phytoalexin glyceollin. In that study, cell viability tests involving bacterial ...
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff, 2012
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Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry
Preliminary experiments with the sesquiterpenoid capsidiol. the phytoalexin of peppers, have shown that, when sprayed on in solution at concentrations 5 x 10" m, it will control late blight (Phytophthora) attack on tomatoes (Ward et al ...
Jeffrey B. Harborne, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHYTOALEXIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phytoalexin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Substantial reprogramming of the Eutrema salsugineum …
Phytoalexin biosynthesis is induced upon pathogen infection, but also under harsh abiotic conditions, such as high dosages of heavy metal ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
2
The maize cytochrome P450 CYP79A61 produces …
CYP79B2 and CYP79B3 from Arabidopsis are two examples of CYP79 enzymes involved in glucosinolate and phytoalexin formation. «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
3
Grapes: Small In Size By Gigantic In Nutrients
Grapes are a rich source of manganese, potassium, vitamins B6 and C, thiamine and riboflavin. Grapes contain a phytoalexin, resveratrol, which protects the fruit ... «Beliefnet, Apr 15»
4
Can Resveratrol, A Compound In Grapes, Treat Acne?
Resveratrol is a natural phenol and a phytoalexin that is produced naturally by several kinds of plants, including grapes. Benzoyl peroxide is an ... «The Inquisitr, Oct 14»
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Thomson Reuters Includes Two UNT Plant Science Researchers To …
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Botany: Phytoalexin production by plant tissue cultures from the University of Oxford, UK, in 1976 ... «BioNews Texas, Jul 14»
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Polyphenol C15: Caudalíe's Newest Grape-Centric Launch
... in their grouping,” explains Dr. Graf, “Resveratrol is a polyphenolic phytoalexin compound found in grapes, red wine and certain berries.”. «Forbes, Jun 14»
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The red wine extract Resveratrol gives Diabetes drug Metformin a …
This natural phytoalexin, in doses of 500mg per day, was first shown in a widely reported human clinical trial undertaken at the Albert Einstein ... «PR Web, May 14»
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Wolfson to test red-grape-derived product on diabetics
Wolfson's diabetes clinic will examine a new form of reservatrol – a type of natural polyphenol and a phytoalexin – to see whether it improves ... «Jerusalem Post, Dec 13»
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Why Berries Offer a Rainbow of Health Benefits
Miura D, Miura Y, Yagasaki K. Hypolipidemic action of dietary resveratrol, a phytoalexin in grapes and red wine, in hepatoma-bearing rats. «ProHealth, Oct 13»
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Resveratrol does provide anti-aging benefits, study shows
It is categorized as a phytoalexin, an antimicrobial compound that is produced by plants to protect them from rough environments like excessive ... «CBS News, Mar 13»

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