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Schlagwörter:
Carbon-13
Irms
Leaf beetle
Natural isotope variations
Sequestration
Terpenoid biosynthesis
Tracer technique.
Mevalonate pathway
Chemical defense
Biosynthesis
Chrysomelidae
Coleoptera
Insects
Glands.
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Biology & Environmental Sciences. Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry in
Current Contents(R)/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences.
Zusammenfassung:
Iridoids, belonging to a group of cyclopentanoid monoterpenoids, are secreted by many species of leaf beetles as a defense against predators. Using chemically modified precursors of iridoid biosynthesis, it has been shown that some leaf beetle larvae ca