Herbivore-Plant Interactions: Mixed-Function Oxidases and Secondary Plant Substances
- 17 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 196 (4296) , 1349-1352
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.196.4296.1349
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.This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
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