THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DEFENSIVE-GRADE ORGANIC ACID BIOSYNTHESIS IN GROUND BEETLES
A. M. Rork, S. Xu, A. Attygalle, T. Renner
This study characterizes the defensive chemistry and transcriptomes of two ground beetle species, showing that co-option of primary metabolic pathways contributes to the biosynthesis of formic and methacrylic acids.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2024Evolutionary Biology