title: Insect acetyl-CoA carboxylase: activity during the larval, pupal and adult stages of insect development.
abstract: 1. The activity of the lipogenic enzyme, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, was investigated in four insect species; Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera), Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera), Glossina morsitans and Sarcophaga nodosa (Diptera). 2. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity in larval, pupal and adult forms was compared with the saponifiable lipid mass at each stage of the life-cycle, and found to follow similar patterns except for Tenebrio molitor. 3. The results are examined in relation to known metabolic requirements for each insect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Goldring
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D004175:Diptera / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D007814:Larva / Q000201:enzymology; D011679:Pupa / Q000201:enzymology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013712:Tenebrio / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase