Alkaloids of Importance in Plant-Insect Interactions

9321977 Stermitz这项研究的重点将是研究2，6-二取代哌啶生物碱在黄皮松和科罗拉多蓝云杉中的生物合成。此外，生物碱的生物活性测试应该确定这些化合物在植物/草食动物相互作用中的重要性。植物/昆虫相互作用的研究主要集中在玄参科中的环烯醚萜糖苷的研究以及其幼虫以该植物为食的专门的叶翅目昆虫。预计自由飞行的蝴蝶可以用来帮助识别幼虫食物植物。%有了这一续期奖，合成有机计划将支持科罗拉多州立大学化学系的Frank R.Stermitz博士的研究。Stermitz教授将专注于针叶树种中哌啶生物碱的分离、结构、生物合成和生态作用，以及环烯醚萜糖苷的分离和结构表征，以及这些化合物在植物与昆虫相互作用中的重要性。***

9321977 Stermitz The focus of this research will be the study of the biosynthesis of 2,6-disubstituted piperidine alkaloids in Ponderosa pine and Colorado blue spruce. Further, the bioactivity testing of the alkaloids should define the importance of these compounds in plant/herbivore interactions. Research on plant/insect interactions center on the study of iridoid glycosides from Scrophulariaceae and the specialist lepodoptera whose larva feed on the plants. It is anticipated that free-flying butterflies can be used to help identify larval food plants. %%% With this renewal award, the Synthetic Organic Program is supporting the research of Dr. Frank R. Stermitz of the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University. Professor Stermitz will focus his work on the isolation, stucture, biosynthesis and ecological role piperidine alkaloids in conifer species and in the isolation and structural characterization of iridoid glycosides and the importance of these compounds in plant/insect interactions. ***