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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Bioactive natural compounds obtained from arthropods

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15580090
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Bioproduction chemistry/Bioorganic chemistry
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

MORI Naoki  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Assistant Professor, 農学研究科, 助教授 (30293913)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Keywordsvolicitin / elicitor / induced resistance / pumiliotoxins / Dendrobatid alkaloids / atopic dermatitis / α-acaridial / house-dust mites
Research Abstract

1) Volicitin [N-(17-hydroxylinolenoyl)-L-glutamine] is known as an insect-produced plant volatiles elicitor. In this study, the in vitro biosynthesis of volicitin was demonstrated for the first time by using gut tissues of Spodoptera litura larvae. The absolute configuration of the hydroxylinolenoyl moiety of volicitin was determined to 17-S in high enantiomeric excess in S.litura. Furthermore, N-linolenoyl-L-glutamine was only about 30% as active as volicitin. Among synthesized volicitin-related compounds, only glutamine conjugate induced the emission of volatile compounds from corn seedlings. On the other hand, we found uktraweak phton emissions from maize leaves damaged by Heilcovera armigera. Interestingly, the direct interaction between maize leaf cells and chemicals obtained from caterpillar regurgitants triggers the phton emissions.
2) Pumiliotoxins are very widely distributed in alkaloids-containing anurans from the neotropics. We demonstrated pumiliotoxin 237A, 251D and 8-deoxypumiliotoxin 193H from oribated mite extracts. It appears possible that some of the pumiliotoxins and related congeners found in extracts of various anurans have amite origin
3) Some particular substances obtained from mites, such as secretions from opisthonothal glands are suspected as one of antigens. We happened to find α-acaridial showed a positive reaction in patch tests for atopic dermatitis patients. In this study, we demonstrated that the female sex pheromone of Rhizoglyphus setosus (Astigmata : Acaridae) was identified as S-robinal, which is analogous to α-acaridial. Furthermore, we established the species-specific ITS sequence useful for the species identification of astigmatid mites and for studying low-level phylogenetic relationships.

  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2006 2005 Other

All Journal Article (13 results)

  • [Journal Article] Ultraweak phton emission from herbivory-injured maize plants.2006

    • Author(s)
      Yoshinaga, N., Kato, K., Kageyama, C., Fujisaki, K., Nishida, R., Mori, N.
    • Journal Title

      Naturwissenschaften 93

      Pages: 38-41

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A hemiterpene glucoside as a probing deterrent of the bean aphid, Megoura crassicauda, from a non-host vetch, Vicia hirsute.2006

    • Author(s)
      Ohta, N., Mori, N., Kuwahara, Y., Nishida, R.
    • Journal Title

      Phytochemistry 67

      Pages: 584-588

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Chemical ecology of astigamatid mites LXXXII. β-Acaridial as a female sex pheromone of the mold mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae(Acari : Acaridae).2006

    • Author(s)
      Maruno, G., Mori, N., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Environmental Zoology 16

      Pages: 167-173

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Ultraweak phton emission from herbivory-injured maize plants.2006

    • Author(s)
      Yoshinaga, N., Kato, K., Kageyama, C., Fujisaki, K., Nishida, R., Mori, N.
    • Journal Title

      Naturwissen-schaften 93

      Pages: 38-41

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] A hemiterpene glucoside as a probing deterrent of the bean aphid, Megoura crassicauda, from a non-host vetch Vicia hirsute2006

    • Author(s)
      Ohta, N., Mori, N., Kuwahara, Y., Nishida, R.
    • Journal Title

      Phytochemistry 67

      Pages: 584-588

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Chemical ecology of astigamatid mites LXXXII. β-Acaridial as a female sex pheromone of the mold mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari : Acaridae).2006

    • Author(s)
      Maruno, G., Mori, N., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Environmental Zoology 616

      Pages: 167-173

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] In vitro biosynthesis of volicitin in Spodoptera litura.2005

    • Author(s)
      Yoshinaga, N., Morigaki, N., Mtauda, F., Nishida, R., Mori, N.
    • Journal Title

      Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 35

      Pages: 175-184

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Identification of astigmatid mites using the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) region and its application for phyrogenetic study.2005

    • Author(s)
      Noge, K., Mori, N., Tanaka, C., Nishida, R., Tsuda, M., Kuwahara, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Experimental and Applied Acarology 35

      Pages: 29-46

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] S-Isorobinal as the female sex pheromone from an alarm pheromone-emitting mite, Rizoglyphus setosus.2005

    • Author(s)
      Mizoguchi, A., Murakami, K., Shimuzu, N., Mori, N., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Experimental and Applied Acarology 36

      Pages: 2405-2417

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Scheloribatid mites as the source of pumiliotoxins in dendrobatid frogs.2005

    • Author(s)
      Takada, W., Sakata, T., Shimano, S., Enami, Y., Mori, N., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Chemical Ecology 31

      Pages: 2405-2417

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Biosynthesis of neral in Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari : Carpoglyphidae) and detection of its key enzyme, geraniol dehydrogenase, by electrophoresis.2005

    • Author(s)
      Noge, K., Kato, M., Iguchi, T., Mori, N., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Acalorogical Society of Japan 14

      Pages: 75-81

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Absolute configuration of volicitin from regurgitant of lepidopteran caterpillars and biological activity of volicitin-related compounds.

    • Author(s)
      Sawada, Y., Yoshinaga, N., Fujisaki, K., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y., Mori, N.
    • Journal Title

      Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochimistry (accepted)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Absolute configuration of volicitin from regurgitant of lepidopteran caterpillars and biological activity of volicitin-related compounds.

    • Author(s)
      Sawada, Y., Yoshinaga, N., Fujisaki, K., Nishida, R., Kuwahara, Y., Mori, N.
    • Journal Title

      Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochimistry (accepted)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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