Biosynthesis of Cyanogenic Glycosides in Butterflies and Moths: Incorporation of Valine and Isoleucine into Linamarin and Lotaustralin by Zygaena and Heliconius Species (Lepidoptera)

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  • V. Wray
    Gesellschaft fur Biotechnologische Forschung, D-3300 Braunschweig-Stockheim, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  • R. H. Davis
    Wye College, University of London, Wye, Ashford, Kent, England
  • A. Nahrstedt
    Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Technische Universitat, D-3300 Braunschweig. Bundes-republik Deutschland

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p> C -13 NMR data for linamarin and lotaustralin, obtained after feeding of either Zygaena Jilipendulae or Heliconius melpomone (Lepidoptera) with C-13 enriched valine and isoleucine respectively, indicate that intact units of amino acid with loss of the carboxyl group are incorporated during the biosynthesis of these cyanogenic glycosides.</jats:p>

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