DIMBOA [2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one] is a benzoxazinoid (Bx), part of the chemical defense system of graminaceous plants such as maize, wheat, and rye. When Bombyx mori larvae were fed artificial diets containing DIMBOA, they died in three days. In contrast, Mythimna separata larvae, a serious pest of rice, maize, sorghum, wheat etc., grew well on the same diets. Three kinds of glucosides [1-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylamino)-1-deoxy-β-glucopyranoside-1,2-carbamate (methoxy glucoside carbamate), 2-O-β-glucopyranosyl-4-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA-2-O-Glc), and 2-O-β-glucopyranosyl-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (HMBOA-2-O-Glc)] were identified by LC-MS and NMR analyses from the frass of M. separata that had been fed on a DIMBOA-containing diet. Furthermore, the incubation of DIMBOA with a midgut tissue suspension of M. separata in the presence of UDP-d-glucose generated DIMBOA-2-O-Glc. These findings strongly suggest that glucosylation by UDP-glucosyltransferase(s) was important for detoxification to circumvent the defenses of host plants against M. separata larvae.
DIMBOA[2,4-二羟基-7-甲氧基-2H-1,4-苯并恶嗪-3(4H)-酮]是一种苯并恶嗪类化合物(Bx),是玉米、小麦和黑麦等禾本科植物
化学防御系统的一部分。当用含有 DIMBOA 的人工饲料喂养蚕蛾幼虫时,它们会在三天内死亡。与此相反,
水稻、玉米、高粱、小麦等作物的严重害虫 Mythimna separata 幼虫在同样的饲料中生长良好。三种
葡糖苷[1-(2-羟基-4-
甲氧基苯基
氨基)-1-脱氧-β-
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葡萄糖苷-1,2-
氨基甲酸酯(甲氧基
葡糖苷氨基甲酸酯)、2-O-β-
吡喃
葡萄糖基-
4-羟基-7-甲氧基-2H-1、通过 LC-MS 和 NMR 分析,从喂食了 M. separata 的粪便中鉴定出了 2-O-β-
吡喃
葡萄糖基-
4-羟基-7-甲氧基-2H-1,4-苯并恶嗪-3(4H)-酮(DIMBOA-2-O-Glc)和 2-O-β-
吡喃
葡萄糖基-7-甲氧基-2H-1,4-苯并恶嗪-3(4H)-酮(HMBOA-2-O-Glc)。通过 LC-MS 和 NMR 分析,确定了以含 DIMBOA 的食物喂养的 M. separata 的粪便中含有 DIMBOA。此外,在有
UDP-d-
葡萄糖存在的情况下,DIMBOA 与 M. separata 的中肠组织悬浮液孵育会产生 DIMBOA-2-O-Glc。这些发现有力地表明,
UDP-
葡萄糖基转移酶的
葡萄糖基化作用对于解毒以规避寄主植物对分离贻贝幼虫的防御非常重要。