ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Canavanine
;
Caryedes brasiliensis
;
Coleoptera
;
Bruchidae
;
Dioclea megacarpa
;
plant-insect interactions
;
amino acids
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Larvae of the bruchid beetle,Caryedes brasiliensis (Bruchidae) have the ability to avoid significant incorporation ofl-canavanine, the guanidinooxy structural analog ofl-arginine, into de novo synthesized proteins. This ability is related to a highly discriminatory protein-synthesizing system which exhibits marked ability to avoid processing an array of nonprotein amino acids structurally related to arginine.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00994804
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