Journal article
Capsaicin: tailored chemical defence against unwanted "frugivores".
- Schulze B Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Spiteller D
- 2009-01-09
Published in:
- Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology. - 2009
English
Why are chilli peppers hot? The vanillyl amide, capsaicin, has long been known as the pungent principle of peppers, but only in their recent work have Tewksbury et al. addressed its ecological roles: to distract unsuitable seed dispensers and to protect the seeds against fungal infection by Fusarium.
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- English
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- closed
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- DOI 10.1002/cbic.200800755
- PMID 19130454
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/290858
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