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Toddalia asiatica Lam. (Sarukake-mikan in Japanese)

iPhoto by Hori: 23 March, 2004 at Kabira, Ishigakij

Oviposition stimulants for the butterfly from Toddalia asiatica are HMP and MPA.

HMP; trans-4-hydroxy-N-methyl-L-proline [(-)-(2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-methyl pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid.
MEA; 2-C-methyl-D-erythronic acid [(-)-(2R,3R)-2-methyl-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid.


Nakayama T, Honda K, Omura H, Hayashi N.
Oviposition stimulants for the tropical swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polytes, feeding on a rutaceous plant, Toddalia asiatica.
J Chem Ecol. 2003 Jul;29(7):1621-34.

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