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The unique epicuticular chemistry of Collembola - A cross-species analysis.

Anton Möllerke, Gregor Brasse, Jan Bello, Diogo Montes Vidal, Konrad Dettner, Jürg Zettel, Matty P Berg, Stefan Scheu, Hans Petter Leinaas, Stefan Schulz

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Anton MöllerkeTechnische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Gregor BrasseTechnische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Jan BelloTechnische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Diogo Montes VidalTechnische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Konrad DettnerUniversität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Tierökologie 2, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
Jürg ZettelSpeichergasse 8, 3150 Schwarzenburg, Switzerland.
Matty P BergVrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute of Life and Environment, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Stefan ScheuUniversity of Göttingen, JFB Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Hans Petter LeinaasUniversity of Oslo, Department of Bioscience University of Oslo, P.O.Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Stefan SchulzTechnische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapod arthropods, are abundant in the soil of most ecosystems, but our knowledge of their secondary metabolites is limited, in contrast to that of insects. In insects, the outer cuticle is usually covered by mixtures of long-chain hydrocarbons serving different functions, such as water regulation or chemical communication. In contrast, the knowledge of the epicuticular chemistry of springtails is scarce. We analyzed the cuticular lipids of 23 species covering different lineages. The often complicated structures were elucidated using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, microderivatization, and synthesis. In contrast to insects, the terpene biosynthetic pathway is used for many of these lipids, producing unprecedented higher terpenes. In addition, evidence for

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PMID39139403
PMCPMC11321324

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