The amino acid canavanine is an insecticide that is made naturally by some plants and can be applied topically to plants that do not produce it.The effect of canavanine is to
A) inhibit respiration in insects.
B) cause defects in the structure and function of insect proteins.
C) interfere with protein digestion in the guts of insects.
D) burn insect tissues due to its high acidity.
E) inhibit the synthesis of reproductive hormones in insects.
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