Geographic variation and tissue distribution of endogenous terpenoids in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean dorid nudibranch Cadlina luteomarginata: Implications for the regulation of de novo biosynthesis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 377-389

  Kubanek, Julia ^a,b   Faulkner, D John ^b   Andersen, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadlina luteomarginata; Chemical defense; De novo biosynthesis; Instraspecific variation; Nudibranch; Opistobranch; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

TERPENOID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACT; METABOLITE; MOLLUSC; POPULATION RESEARCH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CADLINA LUTEOMARGINATA;

EID: 0033974430     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005405304862     Document Type: Article

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