Divergence in structure and activity of phenolic defenses in young leaves of two co-occurring Inga species

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2563-2580

  Lokvam, John ^a   Kursar, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Bioassay; Condensed tannin; Epicatechin 4 8 catechin 4 8 epicatechin; Flavan 3 ol glycoside; Heliothis virescens; Inga goldmanii; Inga umbellifera; Phenolic; Polyphenol; Procyanidin; Protein precipitation

Indexed keywords

FLAVAN 3 OL; FLAVAN-3-OL; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LEGUME; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; PANAMA; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FABACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PANAMA; PHENOLS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN BINDING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INGA; INGA UMBELLIFERA;

EID: 27744598977     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-7614-x     Document Type: Article

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