Chlorophyll catabolites in the frass of the Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars (Aglais urticae L.)

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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Main Authors: B Amarsanaa, W Boland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mongolian Academy of Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Mongolian Journal of Chemistry
Subjects:
Aglais urticae
Lepidoptera
frass
pheophorbide
pyropheophorbide
Online Access:http://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/MJC/article/view/198

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