Altered glucosinolate hydrolysis in genetically engineered Arabidopsis thaliana and its influence on the larval development of Spodoptera littoralis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2333-2349

  Burow, Meike ^a,b   Müller, René ^a,b   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a   Wittstock, Ute ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Epithio specifier protein; Glucosinolate; Insect development; Isothiocyanate; Nitrile; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ENZYME; EPITHIOSPECIFIER PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; GLUCOSINOLATE; PRIMER DNA;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; HYDROLYSIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTH; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSINOLATES; HYDROLYSIS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SPODOPTERA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICALES; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 33751078288     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9149-1     Document Type: Article

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