ELICITOR

Elicitor: übersetzung

E|li|ci|tor [lat. elicere, elicitum = hervorlocken, erregen], der; -s, …to|ren: pflanzenpathogenen Pilzen entstammende Biopolymere, die befallene Pflanzen zur Infektabwehr durch Bildung von ↑ Phytoalexinen anregen können, z. B. ↑ Peptaibole.

elicitor: translation

Substance that induces the formation of phytoalexins in higher plants. May be exogenous (often produced by potentially pathogenic microorganisms), or endogenous (possibly cell-wall degradation products).