title: Stage-specific quercetin sulfation in the gut of Mythimna separata larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
abstract: The metabolism of quercetin was investigated in Mythimna separata larvae. Quercetin 4'-O-sulfate was mainly identified in the frass when 6th instar larvae were fed artificial diets containing 1% quercetin. In the case of the 3rd instar larvae, a larger amount of quercetin was detected in the frass. M. separata larvae had different metabolic strategies for quercetin at different developmental stages.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan.
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aboshi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Yunosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Ritsuo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000378:metabolism*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D011794:Quercetin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013431:Sulfates; D011794:Quercetin
keywords: detoxification; flavonoid metabolism in insects; quercetin; sulfation