Biosynthesis of tiglic, ethacrylic, and 2-methylbutyric acids in a carabid beetle, Pterostichus (Hypherpes) californicus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 963-970

  Attygalle, Athula B ^a   Wu, Xiaogang ^a   Will, Kipling W ^b  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Methylbutyric acid; Biosynthesis; Carabid beetles; Carabidae; Defensive allomones; Ethacrylic acid; Isoleucine; Pterostichus (Hypherpes) californicus; Tiglic acid

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLBUTYRIC ACID; 2-METHYLBUTYRATE; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CROTONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOLEUCINE; TIGLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; BEETLE; DEUTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; METABOLISM;

ACRYLATES; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BUTYRATES; CROTONIC ACIDS; ISOLEUCINE;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PTEROSTICHUS CALIFORNICUS;

EID: 34249933582     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9276-3     Document Type: Article

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