Buzonamine, a new alkaloid from the defensive secretion of the millipede, Buzonium crassipes

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-312

  Wood, William F ^a   Hanke, Frederick J ^b   Kubo, Isao ^b   Carroll, Jennifer A ^c   Crews, Phillip ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

pinene; Buzonamine; Buzonium crassipes; Defensive secretion; Limonene; Millipede; Polyzoniida; Polyzoniidae

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BUZONAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALOID; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; SECRETION;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECOLOGY; INSECT; NONHUMAN;

BUZONIUM CRASSIPES; DIPLOPODA; FORMICA OBSCURIPES; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0034071653     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(99)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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