Title: | Herbivore-plant interactions: mixed-function oxidases and secondary plant substances |
Author(s): | Brattsten LB; Wilkinson CF; Eisner T; |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.196.4296.1349 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The mixed-function oxidases of a polyphagous insect larva (the southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania) were found to be induced by a diversity of secondary plant substances. The induction proceeds rapidly and in response to a small quantity of secondary substance. Following induction, the larva is less susceptible to dietary poisoning. It is argued that mixed-function oxidases play a major role in protecting herbivores against chemical stress from secondary plant substances" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEBrattsten, L B Wilkinson, C F Eisner, T eng 1977/06/17 Science. 1977 Jun 17; 196(4296):1349-52. doi: 10.1126/science.196.4296.1349" |