Usage example

This page provides you the step-by-step usage example. The right figure shows the representative flow of the usage. Click images to enlarge.

Step 1. Home

1-1. Access http://insect-plant.org/ and the insect/plant search option. (Go to Step 2)

1-2. Clicking the "Compound" tab takes you to the compound search page. (Go to step 8)

1-3. Clicking the icon at the top of the page always takes you to the home. (Go to step 1)

Step 2. Search by insect (and/or plant)

2-1. Select the level of clades for insects (e.g., species).

2-2. Input the name of the insect (e.g., Papilio xuthus). The input will be auto-completed (for example, if you input "Pa", species such as Papilio macilentus will be suggested).

2-3. Click "Search". (Go to Step 3)

Step 3. Insect-plant relationship

3-1. Insect-plant relationship is shown (e.g., for Papilio xuthus).

3-2. If you click the name of the insect, the insect page will be shown. (Go to step 6)

3-3. If you click the name of the plant, the plant page will be shown. (Go to step 7).

3-4. If you click "Download CSV" button, the comma-separated values (CSV) format file will be downloadded.

3-5. If you want to refine the search, click the "Refine search" button. (Go to step 4)

Step 4. Refine the search

4-1. Select the level of clades for plants (e.g., genus).

4-2. Input the name of the plant (e.g., Citrus). The input will be auto-completed (for example, if you input "C", genus such as Citrus will be suggested).

4-3. Click "Search". (Go to step 5)

Step 5. Insect-plant relationship

5-1. Insect-plant relationship is shown (e.g., for Papilio xuthus and Citrus).

5-2. If you click the name of the insect, the insect page will be shown. (Go to step 6)

5-3. If you click the name of the plant, the plant page will be shown. (Go to step 7).

5-4. If you click "Download CSV" button, the comma-separated values (CSV) format file will be downloadded.

5-5. If you want to refine the search, click the "Refine search" button. (Go to step 4)

Step 6. The insect page

6-1. The insect page is shown (e.g., for Papilio xuthus).

6-2. Taxonomy information is provided.

6-3. Generic name is provided (if applicable).

6-4. Link to the insect-plant interaction page is provided. (Go to step 3).

6-5. Link to the NCBI genes is provided (if applicable).

6-6. Link to the PubMed references is provided (if applicable).

6-7. Link to the Google pages is provided (if applicable).

6-8. By the way, clicking the icon at the top of the page always takes you to the home. (Go to step 1)

Step 7. The plant page

7-1. The plant page is shown (e.g., for Citrus unshiu).

7-2. Taxonomy information is provided.

7-3. Generic name is provided (if applicable).

7-4. Link to the insect-plant interaction page is provided. (Go to step 3).

7-5. Link to the KNApSAcK compounds is provided (if applicable).

7-6. Link to the NCBI genes is provided (if applicable).

7-7. Link to the PubMed references is provided (if applicable).

7-8. Link to the Google pages is provided (if applicable).

7-9. By the way, clicking the icon at the top of the page always takes you to the home. (Go to step 1)

Step 8. Search by compound

8-1. Edible plants can be searched by the phytochemical compounds in terms of compound name, compositional formula, or the CAS registry number.

8-2. Input compound name (e.g., Stachydrine).

8-3. Click "Search". (Go to step 9)

Step 9. Compound-plant relationship

9-1. The search result is shown.

9-2. If you want to refine the search, click "Refine search" button. (Go to step 8)

9-3. Click the plant name, and the plant page will be shown. (Go to step 7)

9-4. Click the compound name, and the KNApSAcK compound page will be shown.

9-5. By the way, clicking the icon at the top of the page always takes you to the home. (Go to step 1)