A beta-glucosidase of an insect herbivore determines both toxicity and deterrence of a dandelion defense metabolite

A beta-glucosidase of an insect herbivore determines both toxicity and deterrence of a dandelion defense metabolite

Gut enzymes can metabolize plant defense compounds and thereby affect the growth and fitness of insect herbivores. Whether these enzymes also influence feeding preference is largely unknown. We studied the metabolization of taraxinic acid β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (TA-G), a sesquiterpene lactone of t...

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Main Authors: Meret Huber, Thomas Roder, Sandra Irmisch, Alexander Riedel, Saskia Gablenz, Julia Fricke, Peter Rahfeld, Michael Reichelt, Christian Paetz, Nicole Liechti, Lingfei Hu, Zoe Bont, Ye Meng, Wei Huang, Christelle AM Robert, Jonathan Gershenzon, Matthias Erb
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021
Subjects:
Melolontha melolontha
Taraxacum officinale
plant defense
root herbivore
sesquiterpene lactone
β-glucosidase
Medicine
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Science
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Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a447ed9d0bc24028bd2ac0f7ba657670
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