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Flavonoid Metabolites in the Hemolymph of European Pine Sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) Larvae




AuthorsVihakas M, Tahtinen P, Ossipov V, Salminen JP

PublisherSPRINGER

Publication year2012

JournalJournal of Chemical Ecology

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Journal acronymJ CHEM ECOL

Number in series5

Volume38

Issue5

First page 538

Last page546

Number of pages9

ISSN0098-0331

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0113-y


Abstract
Flavonoids in the hemolymph of European pine sawfly () larvae that were feeding on needles were identified. HPLC-ESI-MS analysis revealed that the main components in the hemolymph were flavonol di- and triglucosides and a catechin monoglucoside. These compounds were isolated from the larval hemolymph and their structures were established by HPLC-MS, GC-MS, and NMR spectroscopy. The isolated flavonoids were identified as (+)-catechin 7---glucoside, isorhamnetin 3,7,4'-tri---glucoside, kaempferol 3,7,4'-tri---glucoside, and quercetin 3,7,4'-tri---glucoside. The combined concentration of these four compounds in the hemolymph was 3.7 mg/ml. None of these compounds was present in the needles of . Therefore, we propose that the flavonoid glucosides were produced by the larvae from flavonoid monoglucosides and (+)-catechin obtained from the pine needles.



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