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  • How Glucosinolates Affect Generalist Lepidopteran Larvae: Growth, Development and Glucosinolate Metabolism.

How Glucosinolates Affect Generalist Lepidopteran Larvae: Growth, Development and Glucosinolate Metabolism.

Frontiers in plant science (2017-12-07)
Verena Jeschke, Emily E Kearney, Katharina Schramm, Grit Kunert, Anton Shekhov, Jonathan Gershenzon, Daniel G Vassão
ABSTRACT

Multiple lepidopteran larvae feed successfully on plants containing glucosinolates despite the diverse array of toxic and deterrent breakdown products, such as isothiocyanates (ITCs), formed upon plant damage. While much is known about how specialist lepidopterans metabolize and tolerate glucosinolates, there is little information about the metabolic fate of these plant defense compounds in specialized herbivores. Employing

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