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Schlagwörter:
activated defense; green algae; Caulerpa; caulerpenyne;
chemical defense; invasive algae; Mediterranean; terpenes;
quantification; esterase; 1;4-dialdehydes
Tropical green-algae; chemical defenses; taxifolia; sea;
seaweed; chlorophyta; california; water; diet
Zusammenfassung:
The invasive green alga, Caulerpa taxifolia, that has spread rapidly after its introduction into the Mediterranean and the North American Pacific, reacts to wounding by transforming its major metabolite caulerpenyne (1). This wound-activated reaction in
