Turning the ‘Mustard Oil Bomb’ into a ‘Cyanide Bomb’: Aromatic Glucosinolate Metabolism in a Specialist Insect Herbivore

Plants have evolved a variety of mechanisms for dealing with insect herbivory among which chemical defense through secondary metabolites plays a prominent role. Physiological, behavioural and sensorical adaptations to these chemicals provide herbivores with selective advantages allowing them to dive...

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Autores principales: Stauber, Einar J., Kuczka, Petrissa, van Ohlen, Maike, Vogt, Birgit, Janowitz, Tim, Piotrowski, Markus, Beuerle, Till, Wittstock, Ute
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3334988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035545

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3334988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035545

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