Biosynthesis in insects /
The chemical study of insects has been growing for four decades, and with it an interest in how insects make their pheromones, hormones, defensive secretions, venoms, pigments and surface coverings. By investigating the biosynthesis of insects, one can gain a greater insight into the structure and f...
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- Enzymes and co-enzymes
- Fatty acids and derived compounds
- Polyketides and acetogenins
- Experimental methods
- Terpenes
- Higher terpenes and sterols
- Aromatic compounds
- Alkaloids and compounds of mixed biosynthetic origin
- Plant substances stored, changed or unchanged, by insects.
