Plant Cyanogenic-Derived Metabolites and Herbivore Counter-Defences
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Cyanogenesis in Plants
2.1. Cyanogenic Plants
2.2. Cyanohydrins: Convergent Molecules of Cyanogenic and Non-Cyanogenic Plants
2.3. The Central Core of Cyanogenesis: The Reversible Transformation of Cyanohydrins into Cyanide
3. Toxicity of Cyanogenic-Derived Compounds
4. Herbivore Counter-Defences to Overcome Plant Cyanogenic Strategies
4.1. Herbivore Adaptation to Cyanogenic Defences
4.2. Herbivore Detoxification of Cyanogenic-Derived Compounds
4.2.1. β-Cyanoalanine Synthases (CAS)
4.2.2. Rhodaneses
4.2.3. Cyanases
4.2.4. Phosphorylation and Glucosylation of CNglcs
5. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMartinez, Manuel, and Isabel Diaz. 2024. "Plant Cyanogenic-Derived Metabolites and Herbivore Counter-Defences" Plants 13, no. 9: 1239. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091239