Metabolism of saturated 1-14C-labelled fatty acids in the silkworm Bombyx mori L.
- 31 December 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 98 (1), 260-265
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0980260
Abstract
Only a small percentage of 1-14c-labelled saturated fatty acids injected in the silkworm is respired as carbon dioxide. The rate of utilization of fatty acids is low both at the larval and pupal stages. The insect has the ability to elongate C12 and C16 saturated fatty acids and to desaturate C18 saturated fatty acids. Much of the administered radioactivity is found in the triglyceride fraction, followed by the phospholipid and diglyceride fractions. Diglycerides seem to be the transport form of fatty acids. The insect seems to handle both natural and unnatural fatty acids in the same manner.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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