• Title/Summary/Keyword: Insect metabolism

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Screening of Anti-atherogenic Substances from Insect Resources (곤충자원으로부터 항동맥경화 활성물질 탐색)

  • Park, Doo-Sang;Yoon, Mi-Ae;Xu, Ming-Zhe;Yu, Ha-Na;Kim, Ju-Ryoung;Jeong, Tae-Sook;Park, Ho-Yong
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.35 no.3 s.138
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    • pp.233-238
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    • 2004
  • Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase $A_2\;(Lp-PLA_2)$ is a potential biomarker of coronary heart disease and plays an important proinflammatory role in the progression of atherosclerosis. Also acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) playa key role in atherosclerosis, respectively. And so, the inhibitory activities of the methanol extracts of 42 insect resources were examined on $Lp-PLA_2$, ACAT, and LDL oxidation for screening of anti-atherogenic substances. Among them, the methanol extracts of Eurydema rugosa significantly inhibited all of upper three activities. Several kinds of tested insects having high inhibitory effect with the methanol extracts were extracted with n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and acetone, and their inhibitory activities were tested.

Physiological Function of Insulin-like Peptides in Insects (곤충 insulin-like peptide의 생리 조절 작용)

  • Kim, Doo Kyung;Lee, Jaemin
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 2022
  • Insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are hormones that play an important role in the physiological regulation of metabolism, growth, and longevity in vertebrates. Likewise, insulin-like peptides (ILPs), which are structurally similar to insulin and IGF-1, are crucial in insect physiology. In this review, we present an integrated summary of insect ILPs and their receptor signaling, which has been shown to be comparable to insulin and IGF-1 receptor signaling in vertebrates based on genetic studies of Drosophila melanogaster. Additionally, we review the control of ILP synthesis and secretion in the brain in response to nutrition, as well as the ILPs' physiological role in insect metabolism. Moreover, we discuss the contribution of ILPs to growth, development, reproduction, and diapause. Finally, we consider the possibility of targeting ILP receptor signaling in pest management.

Enhanced pig production: potential use of insect gut microbiota for pig production

  • Shin, Jiwon;Kim, Bo-Ra;Guevarra, Robin B.;Lee, Jun Hyung;Lee, Sun Hee;Kim, Young Hwa;Wattanaphansak, Suphot;Kang, Bit Na;Kim, Hyeun Bum
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.655-663
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    • 2018
  • The insect gut microbiome is known to have important roles in host growth, development, digestion, and resistance against pathogens. In addition, the genetic diversity of the insect gut microbiota has recently been recognized as potential genetic resources for industrial bioprocessing. However, there is limited information regarding the insect gut microbiota to better help us understand their potential benefits for enhanced pig production. With the development of next-generation sequencing methods, whole genome sequence analysis has become possible beyond traditional culture-independent methods. This improvement makes it possible to identify and characterize bacteria that are not cultured and located in various environments including the gastrointestinal tract. Insect intestinal microorganisms are known to have an important role in host growth, digestion, and immunity. These gut microbiota have recently been recognized as potential genetic resources for livestock farming which is using the functions of living organisms to integrate them into animal science. The purpose of this literature review is to emphasize the necessity of research on insect gut microbiota and their applicability to pig production or bioindustry. In conclusion, bacterial metabolism of feed in the gut is often significant for the nutrition intake of animals, and the insect gut microbiome has potential to be used as feed additives for enhanced pig performance. The exploration of the structure and function of the insect gut microbiota needs further investigation for their potential use in the swine industry particularly for the improvement of growth performance and overall health status of pigs.

Researches Using Radio-labelled Insecticides in Korea

  • Lee, Kyu-Seung
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.351-363
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    • 2007
  • The scientific articles using radio labelled insecticides performed by Korean researchers were reviewed. The research works were divided into 4 categories such as soil, plant, animal and insect. All researches used $^{14}C$-labelled chemicals, and the $^{14}C$-carbofuran was widely used among them. Fate of insecticides, bound-residues and metabolic process were staple concerning area in soil study. And the uptake and translocation, metabolism and metabolites also a major interests in plant study. As well as the degradation, metabolic pathway and metabolites, and distribution of chemicals in animal tissue were another point of consideration in animal study. And finally, the penetration ratio into body and resistant mechanism were the major concerning views of study with insects.

Prospects for Plant Biotechnology and Bioindustry in the 21st Century: Paradigm Shift Driven by Genomics (21세기 식물생명공학과 생물산업의 전망: 유전체 연구에 의한 Paradigm Shift)

  • Liu, Jang-Ryol;Choi, Dong-Woog;Chung, Hwa-Jee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Biotechnology Conference
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    • 2002.04b
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2002
  • Biotechnology in the 21st century will be driven by three emerging technologies: genomics, high-throughput biology, and bioinformatics. These technologies are complementary to one another. A large number of economically important crops are currently subjected to whole genome sequencing. Functional genomics for determining the functions of the genes comprising the given plant genome is under progress by using various means including phenotyping data from transgenic mutants, gene expression profiling data from DNA microarrays, and metabolic profiling data from LC/mass analysis. The aim of plant molecular breeding is shifting from introducing agronomic traits such as herbicide and insect resistance to introducing quality traits such as healthful oils and proteins, which will lead to improved and nutritional food and feed products. Plant molecular breeding is also expected to aim to develop crops for producing human therapeutic and industrial proteins.

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