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Urbańska A. , Leszczyński B. , Matok H. , Dixon A. 2002. CYANIDE DETOXIFYING ENZYMES OF BIRD CHERRY OAT APHID, EJPAU 5(2), #01.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume5/issue2/biology/abs-01.html

ABSTRACT

The activity of beta-cyanoalanine synthase and rhodanese within the tissues of the three generations of the bird cherry-oat aphid that are specialized to feed on the cyanogenic spring foliage of bird cherry was assessed. The order of beta-cyanoalanine synthase activity in the three aphid generations was: generation 1> generation 2> generation 3; whereas that of rhodanese was: generation 3> generation 1>generation 2. The possible role of the bird cherry – oat aphid enzymes in metabolizing dietary cyanide is discussed.

Key words: beta-cyanoalanine synthase, rhodanese, cyanide detoxication, bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi, bird cherry, Prunus padus.

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