Insect Biochemistry and Function - Brossura

Candy, D. J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0412215306 ISBN 13: 9780412215308

Casa editrice: Springer, 2013

Riassunto

There has been a considerable upsurge in interest in insect bio­ chemistry and physiology in recent years and this has been reflected in a notable expansion in the number of original papers in this field.

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Contenuti

1. Biochemistry of Insect Flight: Part 1 — Utilization of Fuels by Muscle.- Pathways for the Utilization of Carbohydrates, Amino acids and Fats in Flight Muscle.- Physiological aspects of the bioenergetics of flight.- Glycogenolysis.- Utilization of trehalose.- Glycolysis.- Glycolytic-mitochondrial interactions.- Auxiliary glycolytic reactions.- Oxidation of the end-products of glycolysis and the permeability of mitochondria to metabolic intermediates.- Utilization of amino acids.- Oxidation of fat.- The Control of Flight Muscle Mitochondrial Metabolism.- Morphological and biochemical organization of flight muscle mitochondria.- Oxidative phosphorylation.- Control of the mitochondrial oxidation of ?-glycerol-P.- Control of the mitochondrial oxidation of proline.- Control of the mitochondrial oxidation of pyruvate and the citric acid cycle.- Mitochondrial ion movements and the special role of Ca2+ in the regulation of flight muscle metabolism.- The oxidation-reduction state of the respiratory components in mitochondria and the control of metabolism.- References.- 2. Biochemistry of Insect Flight: Part 2 — Fuel Supply.- The Nature of Respiratory Fuels.- Stores of Respiratory Fuels.- Lipids and their Metabolism.- Tissue content of lipids.- Absorption of dietary lipids and incorporation into fat body lipids.- Lipid degradation by fat body.- Biosynthesis of lipids.- Lipid release from the fat body.- Carbohydrates and their Metabolism.- Tissue content of carbohydrates.- Utilization of carbohydrate reserves during flight.- Metabolism of sugars other than glucose.- Glycogen biosynthesis.- Trehalose biosynthesis.- Carbohydrate synthesis from non-carbohydrate precursors.- Glycogen breakdown.- Hormonal control of carbohydrate metabolism.- The Supply of Amino Acid Fuels for Flight.- Conclusion.- References.- 3. Excretion in Insects.- Excretion Associated with the Malpighian Tubule-Rectum System.- Ions, water and active transport.- Uric acid.- Ammonia.- Urea.- Amino acids.- Tryptophan derivatives.- Pteridines.- Other nitrogenous products.- Carbohydrates.- Miscellaneous excretory products.- Xenobiotics.- Minor Excretory Systems.- Labial glands.- Pericardial and other cells.- Utriculi majores.- The gut.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Addendum.- 4. Synaptic Transmission in Insects.- General Outline of the Insect Nervous System.- Chemical Transmitters in the Central Nervous System.- Acetylcholine.- Acetylcholine receptors.- Glutamic acid and ?-amino butyric acid (GABA).- Biogenic amines.- Chemical Transmitters at the Neuromuscular Junction.- Glutamic acid.- Glutamate receptor.- Enzymes associated with the glutamate system.- ?-Amino butyric acid (GABA).- Biogenic amines.- Summary.- References.- Addendum.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0412215306
• ISBN 13: 9780412215308
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 328
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