Insect metabolism: Preventing cyanide release from leaves

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6792, 2000, Pages 144-145

  Engler, Helene S ^a   Spencer, Kevin C ^b   Gilbert, Lawrence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Mayertorne Manor   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; GLYCOSIDE; CYANOGEN; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ASSAY; INSECT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CYANIDES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; NITRILES; PLANT LEAVES; ROSALES;

EID: 0034644020     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35018159     Document Type: Article

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