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SUMMARY:THE CHEMICAL WARFARE BETWEEN PLANTS AND INSECTS: From pathway disc
 overy to  functional diversification of  toxins - Professor Søren Bak \, 
 University of Copenhagen
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DESCRIPTION:Plants produce an astounding diversity of toxic compounds agai
 nst herbivores\, especially insects. This creates a selective pressure on 
 specialized insects to evolve counter-adaptations. Our group has demonstra
 ted how biochemical pathways for specialized metabolites have evolved inde
 pendently in different lineages and even between Kingdoms of Life. In my t
 alk I will focus on: (1) on the many roles of cyanogenic glucosides in the
  six-burnet moth (Zygaena filipendula) and in Heliconius butterflies\; and
  (2) on the insect deterrent triterpenoid saponins produced by the wild cr
 ucifer Barbarea vulgaris.\n
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology \, Downing Street
 \, CB2 3EJ
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