Species-specific glucosylation of DIMBOA in larvae of the rice armyworm

…, N Tadokoro, A Ishihara, R Nishida, N Mori

Index: Sasai, Hiroaki; Ishida, Masahiro; Murakami, Kenjiro; Tadokoro, Naoko; Ishihara, Atsushi; Nishida, Ritsuo; Mori, Naoki Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 2009 , vol. 73, # 6 p. 1333 - 1338

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Abstract

DIMBOA [2, 4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2 H-1, 4-benzoxazin-3 (4 H)-one] is a benzoxazinoid (Bx), part of the chemical defense system of graminaceous plants such as maize, wheat, and rye. When Bombyx mori larvae were fed artificial diets containing DIMBOA, they died in three days. In contrast, Mythimna separata larvae, a serious pest of rice, maize, sorghum, wheat etc., grew well on the same diets. Three kinds of glucosides [1-(2-hydroxy-4- ...