Biological relevance of host plant-derived terpenoid in the cocoons of the tropical tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 698-704

  Bindu, P C ^a   Jaisankar, P ^b   Hauer, F ^c   Gutzeit, H O ^c   Kundu, S C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antheraea mylitta; Antioxidant; Tasar silkworm; Terminalia arjuna; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COCOON; ESSENTIAL OIL; HOST PLANT; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; REARING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 33745918620     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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