BiochemistryPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
The metabolic ability of swallowtails results in the production of bioactive substances from plant components
Miho Nakano, Takuma Sakamoto, Yoshiyuki Itoh…·Hiroko Tabunoki
The paper investigates how the metabolic system of Papilio memnon larvae transforms host plant components into bioactive substances, identifying two chlorophyll catabolites with anti-cancer and anti-amyloid properties.