Plant Defense Flashcards
1
Q
Plant defense proteins (PRs)
A
Hydrolytic enzymes that attack pathogen cell walls.
Glucanases
Chitinases
2
Q
Phytoalexins
A
Defense protein against bacterial or fungal infection
Anti microbial activity around site of infection
3
Q
Hypersensitive response
A
Cells around infection site die rapidly and produce ROS to kill pathogens by starving, suffocating, and oxidizing their lipid membranes
4
Q
Systemic acquired resistance
A
Encounter with pathogen increases resistance to future attack
Increases in chitinases and other hydrolytic enzymes
