Elda Castro-Mercado

Avocado roots treated with salicylic acid produce phenol-2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl), a compound with antifungal activity

Gerardo Rangel-Sánchez, Elda Castro-Mercado, Ernesto García‐Pineda · Journal of Plant Physiology · 2013 · 79 citations

Antifungal Agent, Antifungal Activity, Medicine +6

The avocado defense compound phenol-2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl) is induced by arachidonic acid and acts via the inhibition of hydrogen peroxide production by pathogens

R Teresa, Villa-Gómez Rosaura, Elda Castro-Mercado et al. · Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology · 2014 · 50 citations

Biosynthesis, Plant Defence Activator, Biochemistry +8

Regulation of defence responses in avocado roots infected with Phytophthora cinnamomi (Rands)

Ernesto García‐Pineda, Micaela Benezer-Benezer, Areli Gutiérrez-Segundo et al. · Plant and Soil · 2009 · 38 citations

Biology, Physiological Plant Pathology, Plant Immunity +11

Biochemical analysis of reactive oxygen species production and antioxidative responses in unripe avocado (Persea americana Mill var Hass) fruits in response to wounding

Elda Castro-Mercado, Yesenia Martínez‐Díaz, N. Roman-Tehandon et al. · PROTOPLASMA · 2009 · 37 citations

Food Chemistry, Biochemical Analysis, Phytochemical +6

Capsidiol production in pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.) induced by arachidonic acid is dependent of an oxidative burst

Arreola-Cortés Araceli, Elda Castro-Mercado, Edmundo Lozoya‐Gloria et al. · Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology · 2007 · 30 citations

Capsidiol Production, Arachidonic Acid, Pepper Fruits +3