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β-Cyanoalanine Synthases and Their Possible Role in Pierid Host Plant Adaptation †
Cyanide is generated in larvae of the glucosinolate-specialist Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera:Pieridae) upon ingestion of plant material containing phenylalanine-derived glucosinolates as chemical defenses. As these glucosinolates were widespread within ancient Brassicales, the ability to detoxify cyanid...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5492076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects8020062 |