Carnivorous pitcher plants: Insights in an old topic

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 72; no. 13; pp. 1678 - 1682
• Main Author: Mithöfer, Axel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Animals; Carnivorous plants; chemistry; digestion; Digestion fluid; enzymes; Enzymes - genetics; Enzymes - metabolism; genes; Genes, Plant; genetics; host plants; Hydrolysis; Hydrolytic enzymes; insect traps; Insecta; Magnoliopsida; Magnoliopsida - chemistry; Magnoliopsida - genetics; Magnoliopsida - physiology; metabolism; Nepenthes; Nepenthes spp; nutrients; pathogenesis-related proteins; physiology; phytophagous insects; Pitcher trap; plant biology; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Proteins; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; plant-insect relations; PR proteins; secondary metabolites; Digestion fluid; Pitcher trap; Carnivorous plants; PR proteins; Hydrolytic enzymes; Nepenthes spp

Nepenthes and other pitcher plants obtain many nutrients from caught insect. The mechanisms that are involved in trapping and retaining prey are presented. Moreover, our knowledge of the pitcher fluid composition, which is responsible for prey digestion and making nutrients available for the plant,...