Abstract:Heliconius butterflies are highly specialized in Passiflora, laying eggs and feeding as larvae only on these plants. Interestingly, Heliconius butterflies and Passiflora plants both contain cyanogenic glucosides (CNglcs). While feeding on specific Passiflora species, Heliconius melpomene larvae are able to sequester simple cyclopentenyl CNglcs, the most common CNglcs in this plant genus. Yet, aromatic, aliphatic, and modified CNglcs have been reported in Passiflora species and they were never tested for seques… Show more
“…Cyanoglycosides (CNglcs) and cyanohydrins are groups of toxins restricted to arthropods. 72 These compounds were found in the eggs of the tortoise beetle from the genus Paropsis (coleoptera: chrysomelidae), 73 zygaenid moths (lepidoptera: zygaenidae), 74,75 and butteries of the families nymphalidae, [76][77][78] and papilionidae 79 (Table S1 †). The most common cyanogenic compounds are prunasin, (R)-mandelonitrile, linamarin, lotaustralin, and sarmentosin (Fig.…”
This review gives an integrative approach to egg toxins and analyzes the trends and patterns in the animal kingdom, including their ecology, distribution, sources, occurrence, structure, function, relative toxicity, and mechanistic aspects.
“…Cyanoglycosides (CNglcs) and cyanohydrins are groups of toxins restricted to arthropods. 72 These compounds were found in the eggs of the tortoise beetle from the genus Paropsis (coleoptera: chrysomelidae), 73 zygaenid moths (lepidoptera: zygaenidae), 74,75 and butteries of the families nymphalidae, [76][77][78] and papilionidae 79 (Table S1 †). The most common cyanogenic compounds are prunasin, (R)-mandelonitrile, linamarin, lotaustralin, and sarmentosin (Fig.…”
This review gives an integrative approach to egg toxins and analyzes the trends and patterns in the animal kingdom, including their ecology, distribution, sources, occurrence, structure, function, relative toxicity, and mechanistic aspects.
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