Enzyme-mediated adaptation of herbivorous insects to host phytochemicals

SA Dar, W Hasan, YK Devi, I Tlak Gajger… - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2024 - Springer
The review comprehensively explores factors influencing enzyme activities in insects and
their implications in defense against toxicants. It encompasses a diverse array of enzymes …

Functional characterization of a terpene synthase responsible for (E)-β-ocimene biosynthesis identified in Pyrus betuleafolia transcriptome after herbivory

X Huang, H Zhang, H Li, M Wang, X Guo… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
(E)-β-ocimene, a ubiquitous monoterpene volatile in plants, is emitted from flowers to attract
pollinators and/or from vegetative tissues as part of inducible defenses mediated by complex …

Four New Furofuran Lignans from Phryma leptostachya Inhibit the Accumulation of Molting Hormones in Armyworm

J Zhang, Q Cong, Y Sun, J Hua, S Luo - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Furofuran lignans have been identified as the main substances responsible for the
biological activities of the plant genus Phryma. Here, four new phrymarolin-type leptolignans …