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8-Hydroxygeraniol and its 8-O-β-d-glucoside have been found as trace components in the defensive secretions ofPlagiodera versicolora andGastrophysa viridula larvae. This discovery supports the hypothesis that the evolution of the utilization of plant precursors by some chrysomelid species was favored by the plesiomorphic occurrence of aβ-glucosidase and an oxidase in the defensive secretion of iridoid-producing species.
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Daloze, D., Pasteels, J.M. Isolation of 8-hydroxygeraniol-8-O-β-d-glucoside, a probable intermediate in biosynthesis of iridoid monoterpenes, from defensive secretions ofPlagiodera versicolora andGastrophysa viridula (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J Chem Ecol 20, 2089–2097 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066245
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