Glycine in digestive juice: A strategy of herbivorous insects against chemical defense of host plants

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-224

  Konno, Kotaro ^a   Hirayama, Chikara ^a   Shinbo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Natl Inst Sericultural & Entomol Sci   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digestive juice; Glycine; Plant herbivore interaction; Polyphenolics; Protein denaturation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENCE; DIGESTIVE JUICE; GLYCINE; HERBIVORY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

LEPIDOPTERA; LIGUSTRUM OBTUSIFOLIUM; OLEACEAE;

EID: 0030617504     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00099-6     Document Type: Article

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