The downside of metabolic diversity: Postingestive rearrangements by specialized insects

Caterpillars disable plant defenses via metabolic rearrangement.

Manduca sexta Nicotiana attenuata N. attenuata tobacco
0 Disease terms
4 Chemical terms
4 Organisms

Study details

Title
The downside of metabolic diversity: Postingestive rearrangements by specialized insects
Summary
Caterpillars disable plant defenses via metabolic rearrangement.
Observation
Rearrangement of plant defense pathways by Manduca sexta larvae.
Findings
Caterpillars reesterify plant defenses, reducing their effectiveness.
Disease terms
Gene terms
Chemical terms
sugars, CAs, chlorogenic acids, quinic acid
Organisms
Manduca sexta, Nicotiana attenuata, N. attenuata, tobacco

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