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Brassinosteroid phytohormones: structure, bioactivity and applications

Hormônios vegetais brassinosteroídicos: estrutura, bioatividade e aplicações

Brassinosteroids are a new class of plant hormones with a polyoxygenated steroid structure showing pronounced plant growth regulatory activity. This review covers their natural occurrence, biological and chromatographic methods for their detection, biosynthesis and metabolism, biological activity, structure-activity relationships and prospective agricultural uses.

brassinolide; brassinosteroids


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