期刊
BIOESSAYS
卷 32, 期 9, 页码 777-790出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bies.200900187
关键词
ascorbic acid; insect nutrition; insect resistance; herbivory; insect immunity
资金
- National Science Foundation [EPS -0701890]
Analysis of a diverse cross-sample of plant-insect interactions suggests that the abundance of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid, ascorbate or AsA) in plants influences their susceptibility to insect feeding. These effects may be mediated by AsAs roles as an essential dietary nutrient, as an antioxidant in the insect midgut, or as a substrate for plant-derived ascorbate oxidase, which can lead to generation of toxic reactive oxygen species. Ascorbate can also influence the efficacy of plant defenses such as myrosinases and tannins, and alter insects' susceptibility to natural enemies. Conversely, herbivores appear to influence both de novo synthesis and redox cycling of AsA in their host plants, thereby potentially altering the nutritional value of crops and their susceptibility to pests. The recent development of genetically modified crops with enhanced AsA content provides both an impetus and a tool set for further studies on the role of AsA in plant-insect interactions.
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