"plant compound" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to chemical compounds that are naturally found in plants. Example: "Recent studies have shown that certain plant compounds have strong anti-inflammatory properties, making them potential candidates for treating arthritis."
When coffee beans are roasted, the plant compound, chlorogenic acid, is broken down.
The experiments were performed in a stirred magnetic batch reactor (SMBR) and a solar pilot plant compound parabolic collector (CPC).
A plant compound called azadirachtin has been widely used to inhibit feeding by herbivorous and granivorous insects.
On Monday, Mr. Villard drove through the gates of his plant compound in Carrefour, where dozens of workers were busy cleaning up the wasteland and securing the surviving piles of fabric and boxes of T-shirts.
These results are in contrast to induction responses we observed for the natural plant compound caffeine and the barbituate drug phenobarbital, both of which highly induced a number of P450 and GST genes under the same short exposure regime.
The company originally developed the drug CVM-1118, a derivative of a plant compound, to block cancer cell growth.
Nutrients include protein, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals (potentially beneficial plant compounds), healthy fats, fiber, and more.
At present, there is very little research on the kinds of plant compounds that might pose a risk for fetuses.
In the gut, microbes synthesize vitamins and break down tough plant compounds into digestible bits.
I also drew from books by Dr. Andrew Weil, the alternative medicine expert, and Dr. James A. Duke, a botanist and specialist in plant compounds.
Angiosperms have evolved a comprehensive array of unpalatable or toxic secondary plant compounds that protect the plants from foraging herbivores.
