title: Beneficial effects of L-methionine in choline deficient diets of Oryzaephilus mercator (Fauvel) (Coleoptera).
abstract: Choline is an indispensable vitamin for Oryzaephilus mercator as its ommission in the diet results in slow growth and poor survival. These deficiency symptoms can be overcome by adding L-methionine to the choline-deficient diet. L-methionine however can improve the efficiency of the diet only up to a certain concentration beyond which no beneficial effects are recorded.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002796:Choline Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008715:Methionine