Volatile resin exudate from stem bark of Commiphora rostrata: Potential role in plant defence

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Phytochemistry

Name of Author

Phillip G. McDowell, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Wilber Lwande, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Stanley G. Deans, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Peter G. Waterman, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi

Publication Date

1-1-1988

Abstract

The volatile resin exuded from the stem bark of Commiphora rostrata has been examined and 22 oxygenated alkane components identified by GC and mass spectrometry. The potential value of this material in the defence of the plant against predators and fungal pathogens is discussed. © 1988.

Keywords

2, 2-dimethylalkanols, 2-alkanols, 2-alkanones, 3-alkanones, alkanals, anti-fungal activity, Burseraceae, Commiphora rostrata, plant defence., volatile resin

Recommended Citation

McDowell, P., Lwande, W., Deans, S., & Waterman, P. (1988). Volatile resin exudate from stem bark of Commiphora rostrata: Potential role in plant defence. Phytochemistry, 27 (8), 2519-2521. https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)87020-1