Stereochemical inversion of pyrrolizidine alkaloids by Mechanitis polymnia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Ithomiinae): Specificity and evolutionary significance

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 2883-2899

  Trigo, José Roberto ^a   Barata, Lauro Euclides Soares ^b   Brown Jr , Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Estadual de Campinas ^*

Author keywords

epimerization; evolution of PA acquisition; Ithomiinae; Lepidoptera; Mechanitis polymnia; Nymphalidae; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; stereochemical inversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028252708     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02098396     Document Type: Article

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