title: Sterol composition in larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
abstract: Sterols in silkworm larvae were analyzed. Cholesterol was predominantly detected in all tissues examined. Dietary phytosterols and desmosterol, a putative biosynthetic intermediate from phytosterols to cholesterol, were also detected, indicating that imperfect intestinal conversion from phytosterols to cholesterol influences the sterol composition in larval tissues.
authors: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. anagashi@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors: Shinji
authors: S
authors: Nagata
authors: Hiromichi
authors: H
authors: Nagasawa