Lipid metabolism is of paramount importance to insects. As in other animals, insect lipids
serve as an essential membrane component and energy reserve to meet the demands of …

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 …

The class Insecta has more than 1 million different cataloged species living in almost all
habitats throughout the world, and they encompass many different lifestyles. Understanding …

More than a third of the world population is at constant risk of contracting some insect-
transmitted disease, such as Dengue fever, Zika virus disease, malaria, Chagas' disease …

▪ 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 …

The fat body plays major roles in the life of insects. It is a dynamic tissue involved in multiple
metabolic functions. One of these functions is to store and release energy in response to the …

Lipids are a diverse group of compounds that play several important roles in insect
physiology. Among biological lipids, the fundamental category comprises fatty acyl …

Two aspects of insect lipid biochemistry differ from the mammalian background. In one
aspect, nearly a hundred years ago scientists demonstrated that the polyunsaturated fatty …

Transcriptional control of lipid metabolism uses a framework that parallels the control of lipid
metabolism at the protein or enzyme level, via feedback and feed-forward mechanisms …

During the course of insect evolution lipids have assumed a significant role in facilitating
several important morphogenetic and physiological strategies. Stored glycerides provide a …