Heterotelergones
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Heterotelergones are a class of biologically synthesized chemicals (includes pheromone
s, venom, and phytoncide
s) which entice, repel, immobilize, or alter tissues.
Commonly used by terrestrial plants as a form of defense against insect
herbivores, and by aquatic plants as a form of defense against algae
.
Pheromone
A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behavior of the receiving individual...
s, venom, and phytoncide
Phytoncide
Phytoncides are antimicrobial allelochemic volatile organic compounds derived from plants. The word, which means "exterminated by the plant", was coined in 1937 by Dr. Boris P. Tokin, a Russian biochemist from Leningrad University. He found that some plants give off very active substances which...
s) which entice, repel, immobilize, or alter tissues.
Commonly used by terrestrial plants as a form of defense against insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
herbivores, and by aquatic plants as a form of defense against algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
.