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Biosynthesis of Defensive Compounds from Beetles and Ants
Author(s) -
Laurent Pascal,
Braekman JeanClaude,
Daloze Désiré,
Pasteels Jacques
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200300008
Subject(s) - chemistry , hemolymph , ant , biosynthesis , predation , ecology , biochemistry , biology , enzyme
Many beetle and ant species owe their protection against predators to the presence of defensive compounds in their hemolymph or in specialized exocrine glands. A growing number of studies devoted to the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathways used by the insects to produce these compounds have been reported in recent years. An overview of these studies is presented. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)