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. 2023 May 31;13(6):716. doi: 10.3390/metabo13060716

Table 7.

List of different metabolites in various plant storage organs.

Metabolite Plant Storage Structure Storage Tissue Property Reference
Artemisinin Artemisia annua Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Anti-malarial [110]
Gossypol and related compounds Gossypium hirsutism Trichome Epidermal extensions Antifungal [111]
Pyrethrin Tanacetum cinerariifolium Trichome Epidermal extensions Insecticide [112]
Essential oil Ocimum species Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Antimicrobial [113]
Alkaloids Robinia viscosa var. hartwigii Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Antimicrobial [114]
Phenolic compounds Millingtonia hortensis Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Herbivore and insect resistance [115]
Phylloplanins Nicotiana tabacum Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Antifungal [116]
Acyl sugars Solanum lycopersicum Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Insect and mite resistance [117]
Acyl sugars Capsicum annuum Glandular trichome Epidermal extensions Pathogen resistance [118]
Terpene compounds Picea abies Resin ducts Epithelial parenchyma cells Insect and pathogen resistance [107]
Phenolic and terpenoid compounds Rivea ornata (Roxb.) Extrafloral nectaries Epithelial parenchyma cells Attracts predators of pests [108]
β-D-glucopyranosyl ester Taraxacum officinale Latex Laticifers Anti-herbivore [97]
Polyisoprenes Euphorbia spp. Latex Laticifers Antifungal [99]
Alkaloids Apocynaceae members Latex Laticifers Anti-herbivore [100]