Insect tissues, not microorganisms, produce linoleic acid in the house cricket and the American cockroach |
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| Authors: | C E Borgeson T J Kurtti U G Munderloh G J Blomquist |
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| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno 89557. |
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| Abstract: | Biosynthesis of linoleic acid, 18:2 (n-6), was unambiguously demonstrated to occur in the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, and the cricket, Acheta domesticus. Axenic tissue from both of these insect species was demonstrated by radio-gas-liquid chromatography (radio-GLC) and radio-high-performance liquid chromatography (radio-HPLC) to incorporate 1-14C]acetate and 1-14C]oleate into this essential fatty acid. |
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