Plant and Animal Hormones (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Plant and Animal Hormones

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This graphic shows plant oxylipins (cis-OPDA, iso-OPDA) and prostaglandins, hormones that play important roles in regulating metabolism and development in plants and humans. In plants as well as in animals the hormones derive from the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids.

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MPI Chemical Ecology

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