Biosynthesis of defensive allomones in leaf beetle larvae: Stereochemistry of salicylalcohol oxidation in Phratora vitellinae and comparison of enzyme substrate and stereospecificity with alcohol oxidases from several iridoid producing leaf beetles

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 429-443

  Veith, Martin ^a   Oldham, Neil J ^a   Dettner, Konrad ^b   Pasteels, Jacques M ^c   Boland, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chrysomelidae; Iridoids; Leaf beetle; Oxidase; Phratora; Re specificity; Salicylalcohol; Salicylaldehyde

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030896164     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006369.26490.c6     Document Type: Review

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