death acids

English

Noun

death acids pl (plural only)

  1. (organic chemistry) A group of oxylipin phytoalexins found in fungally infected maize, derived from the cyclization of fatty acids oxidized by 9-lipoxygenase and allene oxide synthase enzymes.
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