Glucosylation prevents plant defense activation in phloem-feeding insects
September 28th, 2020 by Osnat Malka
Nature Chemical Biology, Published online: 28 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41589-020-00658-6
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci defends against plant glucosinolate toxins by serial addition of glucose moieties catalyzed by a pair of glycoside hydrolases, preventing toxin activation during feeding on the plant tissue.