The gastrointestinal tract has recently come to the forefront of multiple research fields. It is
now recognized as a major source of signals modulating food intake, insulin secretion and …

The digestive tract plays a central role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Far from
being a passive tube, it provides the first line of defense against pathogens and maintains …

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 …

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the most important caloric source with respect to energy
homeostasis in animals. In addition to its evolutionarily conserved importance as an energy …

In view of future expected industrial bio-fractionation of insects, we investigated the influence
of extraction methods on chemical characteristics of insect lipids. Lipids from Tenebrio …

Edible insects have gained an increasing interest as a food product in recent years. They
may represent an alternative source of protein and micronutrients compared to conventional …

Insects are the most abundant and diverse class of animals on the planet. One explanation
for their success is their extraordinary ability to successfully consume a wide range of foods …

Plant‐based oils are valuable agricultural products, and seed oil content (SOC) is the major
yield component in oil crops. Increasing SOC has been successfully targeted through the …

Triglycerides are the major form of stored fat in all animals. One important determinant of
whole-body fat storage is whether an animal is male or female. Here, we use Drosophila, an …

The organs and metabolic pathways involved in energy metabolism, and the process of ATP
production from nutrients, are comparable between humans and Drosophila melanogaster …