STUDIES ON ACCUMULATION OF CITRATES IN INSECTS

Citrate accumulation — termed as one of the systematic biochemical characteristics of insects — has been studied in four different insects. During metamorphosis, no significant rise or fall of citrate concentration has been noted and having once attained to the lowest level, it continues till adult...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) 1973-09, Vol.42 (17), p.592-595
Main Author: PANT, RADHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult insects
Citrates
Embryogenesis
Insect biochemistry
Insect development
Insect larvae
Larval development
Metamorphosis
Pupae
Sarcophagi
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Summary:Citrate accumulation — termed as one of the systematic biochemical characteristics of insects — has been studied in four different insects. During metamorphosis, no significant rise or fall of citrate concentration has been noted and having once attained to the lowest level, it continues till adult emergence. During periods when the insect changes from embryo to larva, larva to pupa and from pupa to adult, marked utilization of citrate has been observed. This is assumed to occur either due to a reduced rate of citrate synthesis or due to an increased rate of utilization thereof on account of the sudden change from one phase to another. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that each insect hitherto investigated depicts its own pattern of citrate variation during development, although some similarities do exist in some.
ISSN:0011-3891