Selective secretion of free glycine, a neutralizer against a plant defense chemical, in the digestive juice of the privet moth larvae

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1451-1457

  Konno, Kotaro ^a   Okada, Sachiko ^a   Hirayama, Chikara ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Chemical ecology; Digestive juice; Glycine; Plant herbivore interactions

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; IRIDOID; NITROGEN 15; OLEUROPEIN;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; DIGESTION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SECRETION;

ARTICLE; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; MIDGUT; MOTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DENATURATION; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH SECRETION;

BRAHMAEA; BRAHMAEA WALLICHII; BRAHMAEIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LIGUSTRUM OBTUSIFOLIUM; OBTUSIFOLIUM; OLEACEAE;

EID: 0035169918     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00135-4     Document Type: Article

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