title: Phytoalexins from Brassicaceae: news from the front.
abstract: The chemical structures, syntheses, metabolism and biological activities of the cruciferous phytoalexins discovered to date, with particular focus on the latest results dealing with their biosynthesis and detoxification are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5C9. s.pedras@usask.ca
authors.forename: M Soledade C
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pedras
authors.forename: Estifanos E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Yaya
mesh_terms: D001711:Biotransformation; D019607:Brassicaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000094162:Phytoalexins
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D000094162:Phytoalexins