Chlorophyll catabolites in the frass of the Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars (Aglais urticae L.)
<p>Herbivorous insects excrete most of the consumed chlorophyll as partly degraded derivatives lacking the phytol side chain and the central magnesium ion. To study common degradation patterns of chlorophyll in plant-feeding insects, the frass of the Lepidopteran caterpillar, <em>Aglais...
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| Language: | English |
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Mongolian Academy of Sciences
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Mongolian Journal of Chemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/MJC/article/view/198 |