毛虫肠道中的解毒酶：对植物防御的一种进化反应？
Detoxication enzymes in the guts of caterpillars: an evolutionary answer to plant defenses?
作者信息
Krieger R I, Feeny P P, Wilkinson C F
出版信息
Science. 1971 May 7;172(3983):579-81. doi: 10.1126/science.172.3983.579.
PMID:5555079
Abstract
Higher activity of midgut microsomal oxidase enzymes in polyphagous than in monophagous species indicates that the natural function of these enzymes is to detoxify natural insecticides present in the larval food plants. Differing strategies of adaptation to plant defenses may partly account for the great diversity of insect herbivores.
摘要
多食性昆虫中肠微粒体氧化酶的活性高于单食性昆虫，这表明这些酶的自然功能是对幼虫食用植物中存在的天然杀虫剂进行解毒。适应植物防御的不同策略可能部分解释了昆虫食草动物的巨大多样性。
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