title: The sterols of the khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts.
abstract: The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts, does not dealkylate and convert dietary C28- or C29-Phytosterols to C27-sterols such as cholesterol. There is, however, an increase in the concentration of cholesterol and campesterol in its tissues relative to the dietary concentrations of these sterols, presumably as a result of selective uptake.
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000378:metabolism*; D007814:Larva / Q000378:metabolism; D011679:Pupa / Q000378:metabolism; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000378:metabolism; D013261:Sterols / Q000378:metabolism*; D013265:Stigmasterol / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012855:Sitosterols; D013261:Sterols; D002784:Cholesterol; D013265:Stigmasterol