ISSN:
1546-1696
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
[Auszug] The 29–fluorophytosterols, members of a new class of selective pro–insecticides, have been synthesized and examined in vivo in tobacco hornworms. Dealkylation at C–24 of the steroid side chain by insects releases the latent poison fluoroacetate. Vertebrates lack this dealkylation ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt0383-62
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