Allelochemic function for a primary metabolite: The case of L-tyrosine hyper-production in Inga umbellifera (Fabaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1109-1115

  Lokvam, John ^a   Brenes Arguedas, Tania ^a   Lee, Scott J ^a   Coley, Phyllis D ^a,b   Kursar, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

5 amino 4 hydroxy pentanoic acid; Barro Colorado Island; Chemical defense; Fabaceae; Inga umbellifera; Panama; Primary metabolite; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; AMINO ACID; BIOASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DICOTYLEDON; HERBIVORY; PHENOTYPE; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

FABACEAE; INGA UMBELLIFERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 33748337337     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.8.1109     Document Type: Article

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