Table 1

Phytoalexins from different plant families.

Plant Families (in Alphabetical Order)Types of Phytoalexins/ExamplesReferences
AmaryllidaceaeFlavans[19]
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)Indole phytoalexins/camalexin [20]
Sulfur-containing phytoalexins/brassinin[21]
ChenopodiaceaeFlavanones/betagarin Isoflavones/betavulgarin[22]
CompositaePolyacetylenes/safynol[23]
ConvolvulaceaeFuranosesquiterpenes/Ipomeamarone[24]
EuphorbiaceaeDiterpenes/casbene[25]
PoaceaeDiterpenoids:Momilactones; Oryzalexins; Zealexins; Phytocassanes; Kauralexins [8,26]
Deoxyanthocyanidins/luteolinidin and apigeninidin [26,27]
Flavanones/sakuranetin [1]
Phenylamides[28]
LeguminosaeIsoflavones Isoflavanones Isoflavans Coumestans Pterocarpans/pisatin, phaseollin, glyceollin and maiackiain Furanoacetylenes/wyerone Stilbenes/resveratrol Pterocarpens[1] and references therein
LinaceaePhenylpropanoids/coniferyl alcohol[29]
MalvaceaeTerpenoids naphtaldehydes/gossypol[11]
MoraceaeFuranopterocarpans/moracins A-H[30]
OrchidaceaeDihydrophenanthrenes/loroglossol[31]
RutaceaeMethylated phenolic compounds/xanthoxylin[32]
UmbelliferaePolyacetylenes/falcarinol[33]
Phenolics: xanthotoxin[34]
6-methoxymellein[35]
VitaceaeStilbenes/resveratrol[9]
RosaceaeBiphenyls/auarperin[36]
Dibenzofurans/cotonefurans
SolanaceaePhenylpropanoid related compounds[1] and references therein
Steroid glycoalkaloids
Norsequi and sesquiterpenoids
Coumarins
Polyacetylenic derivatives