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Does excretion of secondary metabolites always involve a measurable metabolic cost? Fate of plant antifeedant salicin in common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula

Date

Authors

McLean, Stuart

Pass, Georgia

Foley, William

Brandon, Sue

Davies, Noel

Publisher

Plenum Publishing Corporation

Abstract

Salicin was administered orally to six brushtail possums by incorporation in food for six days at three dose levels (0.05, 0.5, and 1.5% wet weight), giving mean ± SD daily intakes of 0.31 ± 0.09, 2.76 ± 0.75, and 6.04 ± 1.12 mmol salicin. Metabolites

Keywords

Keywords: benzyl alcohol derivative; glucuronic acid; phenylpropionic acid derivative; salicin; salicylic acid; salicyluric acid; saligenin; antifeedant; chemical ecology; excretion; metabolism; secondary metabolite; animal; animal experiment; article; chemistry; c Common brushtail possum; Costs; Detoxication; Glucose conjugate; Metabolism; Plant secondary metabolite; Salicin

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/91471

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1023/A:1010303726439

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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