Nobuhiro Shimizu

Enzymatic Hydrogen Cyanide Release from Mandelonitrile Esters in Oribatid Mites

Abstract Arthropods use chemical defenses against predators by releasing toxic or repellent compounds from specialized exocrine glands. Oribatulid mites (Oribatida: Oribatulidae) contain mandelonitrile hexanoate (MNH); when they are subjected to physical stimuli, MNH decomposes t...