Turning the ‘Mustard Oil Bomb’ into a ‘Cyanide Bomb’: Aromatic Glucosinolate Metabolism in a Specialist Insect Herbivore

Cyanogenic glucosides in the biological warfare between plants and insects: The Burnet moth-Birdsfoot trefoil model system

(2011) Mika Zagrobelny et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Genomic clustering of cyanogenic glucoside biosynthetic genes aids their identification inLotus japonicusand suggests the repeated evolution of this chemical defence pathway

(2011) Adam M. Takos et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Convergent evolution in biosynthesis of cyanogenic defence compounds in plants and insects

(2011) Niels Bjerg Jensen et al.   Nature Communications

Complex metabolism of aromatic glucosinolates in Pieris rapae caterpillars involving nitrile formation, hydroxylation, demethylation, sulfation, and host plant dependent carboxylic acid formation

(2010) Niels Agerbirk et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Glucosinolate biochemical diversity and innovation in the Brassicales

(2010) Richard Mithen et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Biosynthesis of glucosinolates – gene discovery and beyond

(2010) Ida E. Sønderby et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Evolution of nitrilases in glucosinolate-containing plants

(2009) Tim Janowitz et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

The Multifunctional Enzyme CYP71B15 (PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT3) Converts Cysteine-Indole-3-Acetonitrile to Camalexin in the Indole-3-Acetonitrile Metabolic Network of Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) C. Bottcher et al.   PLANT CELL

Cyanogenesis of Wild Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) Is an Efficient Direct Defence in Nature

(2009) Daniel J. Ballhorn et al.   PLoS One

Role of Glucosinolates in Insect-Plant Relationships and Multitrophic Interactions

(2008) Richard J. Hopkins et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

The Glucosinolate−Myrosinase System in Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majusL.): Variability of Biochemical Parameters and Screening for Clones Feasible for Pharmaceutical Utilization

(2008) Maik Kleinwächter et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Sinapis phylogeny and evolution of glucosinolates and specific nitrile degrading enzymes

(2008) Niels Agerbirk et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Glucosinolates, isothiocyanates and human health

(2008) Maria Traka et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

The Genetic Basis of Constitutive and Herbivore-Induced ESP-Independent Nitrile Formation in Arabidopsis

(2008) M. Burow et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY