A journey into the world of insect lipid metabolism
Lipid metabolism is fundamental to life. In insects, it is critical, during reproduction, flight,
starvation, and diapause. The coordination center for insect lipid metabolism is the fat body …
starvation, and diapause. The coordination center for insect lipid metabolism is the fat body …
Chitin deacetylases: properties and applications
Y Zhao, RD Park, RAA Muzzarelli - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
Chitin deacetylases, occurring in marine bacteria, several fungi and a few insects, catalyze
the deacetylation of chitin, a structural biopolymer found in countless forms of marine life …
the deacetylation of chitin, a structural biopolymer found in countless forms of marine life …
Chitin metabolism in insects
S Muthukrishnan, H Merzendorfer, Y Arakane… - Insect molecular biology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter highlights some of the recent and important findings
obtained from studies conducted on the synthesis, structure, physical state, modification …
obtained from studies conducted on the synthesis, structure, physical state, modification …
Analysis of functions of the chitin deacetylase gene family in Tribolium castaneum
The expression profiles of nine genes encoding chitin deacetylase (CDA)-like proteins were
studied during development and in various tissues of the red flour beetle, Tribolium …
studied during development and in various tissues of the red flour beetle, Tribolium …
Overview of chitin metabolism enzymes in Manduca sexta: Identification, domain organization, phylogenetic analysis and gene expression
Chitin is one of the most abundant biomaterials in nature. The biosynthesis and degradation
of chitin in insects are complex and dynamically regulated to cope with insect growth and …
of chitin in insects are complex and dynamically regulated to cope with insect growth and …
Helicoidal organization of chitin in the cuticle of the migratory locust requires the function of the chitin deacetylase2 enzyme (LmCDA2)
R Yu, W Liu, D Li, X Zhao, G Ding, M Zhang… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
In the three-dimensional extracellular matrix of the insect cuticle, horizontally aligned
microfibrils composed of the polysaccharide chitin and associated proteins are stacked …
microfibrils composed of the polysaccharide chitin and associated proteins are stacked …
Chitin biochemistry: synthesis, hydrolysis and inhibition
E Cohen - Advances in insect physiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Chitin is an abundant extracellular amino-sugar polymer that in association with other
external biomacromolecules (carbohydrates, proteins) is an essential structural component …
external biomacromolecules (carbohydrates, proteins) is an essential structural component …
Biosynthesis, modifications and degradation of chitin in the formation and turnover of peritrophic matrix in insects
The peritrophic matrix (PM) is an extracellular, semi-permeable biocomposite that lines the
midgut of most insects. The PM serves as the first defense in the midgut to resist …
midgut of most insects. The PM serves as the first defense in the midgut to resist …
Histochemistry and transcriptomics of mucins and peritrophic membrane (PM) proteins along the midgut of a beetle with incomplete PM and their complementary …
The midgut of Zabrotes subfasciatus (Coleoptera) and other insects may have regions
lacking a peritrophic membrane (matrix, PM) and covered with a jelly-like material known as …
lacking a peritrophic membrane (matrix, PM) and covered with a jelly-like material known as …
An overall look at insect chitin deacetylases: promising molecular targets for develo** green pesticides
Y Li, L Liu, J Yang, Q Yang - Journal of pesticide science, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Chitin deacetylase (CDA) is a key enzyme involved in the modification of chitin and plays
critical roles in molting and pupation, which catalyzes the removal of acetyl groups from N …
critical roles in molting and pupation, which catalyzes the removal of acetyl groups from N …