Phytotoxin

Phytotoxin

Literally meaning "plant poison," a phytotoxin can refer to any toxin produced by a plant.

Examples of phytotoxins include ricin, crotin, and amygdalin, the latter of which is present in harmless levels in apple seeds.cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/apples.asp |title=snopes.com: Apple Seeds and Cyanide |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-09-01]

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  • phytotoxin — fitotoksinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Augalams kenksmingas junginys, kurį sintetina bakterijos ir grybai. atitikmenys: angl. phytotoxin rus. фитотоксин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • phytotoxin — /fuy teuh tok sin/, n. any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant. [1905 10; PHYTO + TOXIN] * * * …   Universalium

  • phytotoxin — noun Any toxic substance produced by a plant …   Wiktionary

  • phytotoxin — A toxic substance of plant origin. SYN: plant toxin. [phyto + G. toxikon, poison] * * * phy·to·tox·in täk sən n a toxin (as ricin) produced by a plant * * * n. any poisonous substance (toxin) produced by a plant, such as any of the toxins… …   Medical dictionary

  • Phytotoxin — Phy|to|to|xin [↑ phyt u. ↑ Toxin] svw. ↑ Pflanzengift. * * * Phy|to|to|xin, das; s, e (Biol., Med.): pflanzlicher Giftstoff, der in anderen Organismen Abwehrreaktionen hervorruft (wie z. B. Heuschnupfen durch Toxine von Graspollen). * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Phytotoxin — Phy|to|to|xin das; s, e (meist Plur.): pflanzlicher Giftstoff, der in anderen Organismen ↑Immunreaktionen (Allergien) auslöst …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • phytotoxin — n. poison produced in plants …   English contemporary dictionary

  • phytotoxin — noun Botany 1》 a poisonous substance derived from a plant. 2》 a substance, especially one produced by a parasite, that is phytotoxic …   English new terms dictionary

  • phytotoxin — phy·to·toxin …   English syllables

  • phytotoxin — n. any poisonous substance (toxin) produced by a plant, such as any of the toxins produced by fungi of the genus Amanita …   The new mediacal dictionary

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