In this paper we review the current status of research on fatty acid absorption and
conversion to diacylglycerol in the midgut. We further discuss how diacylglycerol may leave …

▪ Abstract The study of fat metabolism in insects has received considerable attention over the
years. Although by no means complete, there is a growing body of information about dietary …

Hemolymph lipid transport has been the subject of considerable research interest since the
transport vehicle, lipophorin, was discovered in the 1960s and various aspects have been …

Many insect species are almost completely dependent on lipids for their metabolic needs,
although this is usually a function of developmental stage. The primary storage organ is the …

Abstract Injection of [1-14 C] acetate into the locust, Locusta migratoria, results in the
incorporation of radioactivity into the hydrocarbon fraction which is subsequently released …

1. When isolated fat body of the silkmoth. cockroach or grasshopper was incubated with
[carboxy-14 C] palmitate, the 14 C-labeled fatty acid was rapidly incorporated into the …

Introduction and overview During the past thirty years an enormous effort has been
conducted in the field of mammalian lipoprotein biochemistry. Tremendous advances in this …

Using radiolabeled triolein, it was shown that in Manduca sexta larvae dietary triacylglycerol
was hydrolyzed completely to free fatty acid in the midgut before absorption into midgut …

The role of Manduca sexta lipid transfer particle (LTP) in the transport of lipid from fat body to
lipophorin was investigated in vitro. Fat body that contained radiolabeled lipid was …

Insect flight involves mobilization, transport and utilization of endogenous energy reserves at
extremely high rates. Peptide adipokinetic hormones (AKHs), synthesized and stored in …