Metamorphosis-related changes in the free fatty acid profiles of Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

A Kaczmarek, AK Wrońska, M Kazek, MI Boguś - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The flies of the Sarcophagidae, widespread throughout the temperate zone, are of great
significance in Medicine, Veterinary science, Forensics and Entomotoxicology. Lipids are …

Physical properties of insect cuticular hydrocarbons: the effects of chain length, methyl-branching and unsaturation

A Gibbs, JG Pomonis - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B …, 1995 - Elsevier
The waterproofing abilities of insect cuticular lipids, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, are
thought to depend upon their biophysical properties. However, little is known regarding the …

Insects as Food: Fatty Acid Profiles, Lipid Classes, and sn‐2 Fatty Acid Distribution of Lepidoptera Larvae

JL Guil‐Guerrero, RP Ramos‐Bueno… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this work is to assess the fatty acid (FA) profiles, the lipid classes, and the
positional distribution of FA within the triacylglycerol (TAG) structure of the lipids extracted …

The Impact of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Conidiobolus coronatus on the Free Fatty Acid Profile of the Flesh Fly Sarcophaga argyrostoma

A Kaczmarek, MI Boguś - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The interaction between insect and fungus is characterised on the one
hand by the parasite developing more effective strategies of host exploitation, and on the …

Lipids of the insect cuticle: origin, composition and function

KH Lockey - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B …, 1988 - Elsevier
(5) Lipid filaments (6) Lipid composition (6.1) Extraction and analysis (6.2) Alkyl esters (6.3)
Free fatty acids (6.4) Free alcohols (6.5) Glycerides (6.6) Sterols, aldehydes and ketones …

Lipid melting and cuticular permeability: new insights into an old problem

AG Gibbs - Journal of Insect Physiology, 2002 - Elsevier
The idea that the physical properties of cuticular lipids affect cuticular permeability goes
back over 65 years. This proposal has achieved textbook status, despite controversy and the …

Cuticular lipids of Locusta migratoria migratorioides (R and F), Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) (Acrididae) and other orthopteran species - I. Polar components.

VS Oraha, KH Lockey - 1990 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The cuticular lipids of Locusta migratoria migratorioides and Schistocerca gregaria
comprised esters, free fatty acids, free primary alcohols, hydrocarbons and triglycerides …

An overview of lipids from insects

JG dos Santos Aguilar - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the popularization of insect consumption, several studies have been carried out to
elucidate the most diverse questions about nutritional factors, risks related to consumption …

ATR FTIR spectroscopic study on insect body surface lipids rich in methylene-interrupted diene

F Kaneko, C Katagiri, G Sazaki… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
To protect themselves, insects cover their bodies with what is called cuticular lipid. The
cuticular lipid of an American cockroach has a unique lipid content; the most abundant is a …

Stage-specific surface chemicals of Plodia interpunctella: 2-acyl-1, 3-cyclohexanediones from larval mandibular glands serve as cuticular lipids

RW Howard, JE Baker - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B …, 2004 - Elsevier
Cuticular lipid compositions of all life stages of the stored product moth Plodia interpunctella
have been determined. Eggs and adults of P. interpunctella have cuticular lipids consisting …