Osmundalin, a glucoside of osmundalactone, isolated from the royal fern, Osmunda japonica, stimulated the deterrent cell (“R receptor” cells, associated with deterrency) in the medial sensilla styloconica of Bombyx mori. From the dose-response curve, the lower limit of detection was 3.6 x l0-5 - 3.6 x l0-4 ᴍ. This is the first report that glucoside lactone elicits the impulses from the deterrent cell of Bombyx mori.
Keywords: Osmundalin; Bombyx mori; Glucoside Deterrent; Medial Sensilla Styloconica; Lactone Glucoside
Received: 1995-1-2
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1995-6-1
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