Pisatin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pisatin is a noun meaning A pterocarpan found in the pea plant Pisum sativum.
Meaning
A pterocarpan found in the pea plant Pisum sativum.
Example Sentences
Hans VanEtten and Evans Kaimoyo of the University of Arizona and colleagues applied a low-level direct current (30 to 100 milliamperes at 8 to 24 volts) to pea plant roots and found that the plants produced levels of pisatin, an antifungal compound, 13 times as high as those of untreated plants.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pease, parsnip, pentadin, earthpea, piceid, pita.
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