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Aristolochic Acid‐I in the Swallowtail Butterfly Pachlioptera Aristolochiae (Fabr.) (Papilionidae)
Author(s) -
Euw J. V.,
Reichstein T.,
Rothschild Miriam
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.196800084
Subject(s) - chemistry , aristolochic acid , aristolochiaceae , butterfly , insect , botany , biology , ecology , genetics
The isolation of aristolochic acid‐I from Pachlioptera aristolochiae (Fabr.) is described. About 0.1 mg is present in each butterfly. The larvae feed exlusively on plants of the family Aristolochiaceae and presumably ingest the acid which is stored and carried through the pupal stage to the adult insect.