Plant chemical defences against pathogens

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What is the chemical in plants that creates scent?
Terpenoids
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What properties do terpenoids have against pathogens?
Antibacterial and antifungal
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What property DON'T phenols have?
They're nitrogen-containing compounds
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What are alkaloids?
Nitrogen-containing compounds
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What are defensive proteins?
Small cysteine rich proteins
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What do defensive proteins do?
They inhibit the action of channel proteins
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What do alkaloids do?
They inhibit or activate enzyme action
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Where are hydrolytic enzymes found?
In the spaces between cells
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