A. Stoessl, J. B. Stothers, Edmund W.B. Ward
1976
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Phytochemistry
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Abstract The sesquiterpenes isolated from species of the Solanaceae under various conditions of stress are reviewed, with brief references to other solanaceous stress metabolites. The chemistry and selected physical properties of the sesquiterpenoidal compounds are summarized with special emphasis on their 1H and 13C NMR spectra. The close biogenetic relations between the compounds are discussed, and their possible biological function as antifungal agents (“phytoalexins”) is considered.