Amino Acids in Insects
- 1 February 1953
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 85 (2), 63-68
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent8563-2
Abstract
The object of this paper is to summarize some of the latest research work that has been done concerning the amino acids in insects and especially the research work in which I have collaborated.The Amino Acid MoleculeAn amino acid is an organic compound which contains a grouping with gcidic properties. Such a grouping in organic compounds is the carboxyl group.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- A SIMPLE ULTRAMICROMETHOD FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF AMINO ACIDS BY PAPER PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHYCanadian Journal of Zoology, 1952
- NUTRITION DES LARVES DE TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM DUVAL: II. IMPORTANCE DES ACIDES AMINESCanadian Journal of Zoology, 1951
- The Nitrogen Content of Different Varieties of Peas as a Factor Affecting Infestations byMacrosiphum pisi(Kltb.) (Homoptera: Aphididae). A Preliminary ReportThe Canadian Entomologist, 1951
- Studies on the Resistance of Plants to Aphids by the Method of Paper Partition ChromatographyThe Canadian Entomologist, 1950
- Nutritional Studies withBlattella germanica(L.) Reared Under Aseptic Conditions: III. Five Essential Amino AcidsThe Canadian Entomologist, 1949
- Sensitivity of the Ninhydrin Reaction in Paper Partition ChromatographyScience, 1948