Induction of defense in apples by sulfated and deacetylated chichá gum

Abstract Elicitors activate the defense mechanism in plants to resist pathogens. Ulvans and glucuronans can act as elicitors, and their activity seems to be related to the sulfate groups, rhamnose and uronic acid monosaccharides. Chichá gum (CHG), which also contains rhamnose and uronic acid, was su...

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Main Authors: Carlos Pinheiro Chagas de Lima, Andréia Hansen Oster, Fábio Rossi Cavalcanti, Regina Célia Monteiro de Paula, Judith Pessoa Andrade Feitosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2021-07-01
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282021000100410&tlng=en