The phytochemical, biological, and medicinal attributes of phytoecdysteroids: An updated review

• Autori principali: Niranjan Das (Autore), Siddhartha Kumar Mishra (Autore), Anusha Bishayee (Autore), Eunüs S. Ali (Autore), Anupam Bishayee (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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The phytoecdysteroids (PEs) comprise a large group of biologically-active plant steroids, which have structures similar to those of insect-molting hormones. PEs are distributed in plants as secondary metabolites that offer protection against phytophagus (plant-eating) insects. When insects consume t...