| 1 | Author | K. Witthohn, C.M N Aum, Ann | Requires cookie* |
| Title | Die Verbreitung des /?-Cyan-L-alanin bei cyanogenen Lepidopteren The Distribution of /J-Cyano-L-alanine in Cyanogenic Lepidoptera  | ||
| Abstract | The toxic amino acid /?-cyano-L-alanine is shown to be present in 21 species o f the Zygaenidae, which are known to produce and store the cyanoglucosides linam arin and lotaustralin. /?-Cyano-alanine is also reported for the first time from other cyanogenic Lepidoptera, i.e. the | ||
| Reference | Z. Naturforsch. 39c, 837—840 (1984); received March 21 1984 | ||
| Published | 1984 | ||
| Keywords | Cyanogenesis, /?-Cyano-L-alanine, Cyanoglucosides, Defense Mechanism, Lepidoptera | ||
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