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 E-Mail IMAGE: The horseradish flea beetle Phyllotreta armoraciae is capable of accumulating large amounts of mustard oil glucosides (glucosinolates) in its body, making itself unpalatable to predators. Glucosinolates are defense substances of. view more  Credit: Anna Schroll When horseradish flea beetles feed on their host plants, they take up not only nutrients but also mustard oil glucosides, the characteristic defense compounds of horseradish and other brassicaceous plants. Using these mustard oil glucosides, the beetles turn themselves into a mustard oil bomb and so deter predators. A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, has now been able to demonstrate how the beetle regulates the accumulation of mustard oil glucosides in its body. The beetles have special transporters in the excretory system that prevent the excretion of mustard oil glucosides. This mechanism enables the horseradish flea beetle to accumulate h

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