Publications of Peter Rahfeld
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Journal Article (8)
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Journal Article
10, e68642 (2021)
A beta-glucosidase of an insect herbivore determines both toxicity and deterrence of a dandelion defense metabolite. eLife 2.
Journal Article
42 (3), pp. 240 - 248 (2016)
Two defensive lines in juvenile leaf beetles; esters of 3-nitropropionic acid in the hemolymph and aposematic warning. Journal of Chemical Ecology 3.
Journal Article
113 (11), pp. 2922 - 2927 (2016)
Novel family of terpene synthases evolved from trans-isoprenyl diphosphate synthases in a flea beetle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 4.
Journal Article
58, pp. 28 - 38 (2015)
Glandular beta-glucosidases in juvenile Chrysomelina leaf beetles support the evolution of a host-plant-dependent chemical defence. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 5.
Journal Article
281 (1788), 20140842 (2014)
Independently recruited oxidases from the glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase family enabled chemical defences in leaf beetle larvae (subtribe Chrysomelina) to evolve. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 6.
Journal Article
110 (11), pp. 4194 - 4199 (2013)
Metal ions control product specificity of isoprenyl diphosphate synthases in the insect terpenoid pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 7.
Journal Article
14, pp. 353 - 360 (2013)
Beetles do it differently: Two stereodivergent cyclisation modes in iridoid-producing leaf-beetle larvae. ChemBioChem 8.
Journal Article
279 (1745), pp. 4126 - 4134 (2012)
Precise RNAi mediated silencing of metabolic active proteins in the defence secretions of juvenile leaf beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Thesis - PhD (1)
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Thesis - PhD
Evolution of chemical defense in Chrysomelina beetles: Biochemical characterization of crucial enzymes in the defensive glands. Dissertation, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (2015)