Traumatin
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Traumatin is a plant hormone
produced in response to wound. Traumatin is a precursor to the related hormone traumatic acid
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Plant hormone
Plant hormones are chemicals that regulate plant growth, which, in the UK, are termed 'plant growth substances'. Plant hormones are signal molecules produced within the plant, and occur in extremely low concentrations. Hormones regulate cellular processes in targeted cells locally and, when moved...
produced in response to wound. Traumatin is a precursor to the related hormone traumatic acid
Traumatic acid
Traumatic acid is a monounsaturated dicarboxylic acid naturally occurring in plants. The compound was first isolated from wounded bean plants by American chemists James English Jr. and James Frederick Bonner and Dutch scientist Arie Jan Haagen-Smit in 1939...
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