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Structure and Function of Complex Carbohydrates Active in Regulating the Interactions of Plants and Their Pests

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Our laboratory has recently come to realize that complex carbohydrates of higher plants, fungi, and bacteria can act as regulatory molecules, that is, as molecules which in minute quantities alter the metabolism of receptive cells by causing the synthesis of specific proteins. It is not surprising that these structurally complex and exquisitely specific molecules can possess regulatory properties, as many diverse classes of molecules including glycoproteins, proteins, peptides, steroids and a variety of smaller molecules such as epinephrine, indoleacetic acid, gibberellic acid, cytokinins, and even ethylene, are known to possess regulatory properties.

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Albersheim, P. et al. (1981). Structure and Function of Complex Carbohydrates Active in Regulating the Interactions of Plants and Their Pests. In: Loewus, F.A., Ryan, C.A. (eds) The Phytochemistry of Cell Recognition and Cell Surface Interactions. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3986-1_3

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