alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase activity in flight muscles of triatomine bugs Panstrongylus megistus and Triatoma sordida.
The alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPDH) activity in flight muscles of Panstrongylus megistus and Triatoma sordida, vectors of Chagas disease in Brazil, was studied. Both species showed higher enzymatic activities in fliers than in non-fliers insects. T. sordida exhibited a higher proportion of flier insects than P. megistus. A possible role of alpha-GPDH on triatomines flight is discussed.
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Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30190-002, Brasil. rodrigo@cpqrr.fiocruz.br
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D000818:Animals; D005426:Flight, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000201:enzymology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D010203:Panstrongylus / Q000201:enzymology; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D014224:Triatoma / Q000201:enzymology; D014225:Triatominae / Q000201:enzymology*
D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase