ISSN:
0739-4462
Keywords:
housefly
;
hemolymph proteins
;
metamorphosis
;
Chemistry
;
Food Science, Agricultural, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The major Musca domestica hemolymph lipoprotein, lipophorin, was purified from larval and from adult animals. The housefly lipophorin is composed of two apoproteins, apolipophorin I (Mr ∽ 253,000) and apolipophorin II (Mr ∽ 85,000). The lipophorin contains about 3.9% carbohydrates and reacts positively with concanavalin A. The density of larval lipophorin is equal to 1.152 g/ml and of adult lipophorin to 1.106 g/ml. The amount of lipophorin per animal increases during the larval stage, is constant during pupal stage, and suffers a great reduction at the pharate adult stage. The amount of lipophorin remains stable during the whole first gonotrophic cycle of the housefly. Lipophorin is not detected in the eggs of this insect.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/arch.940060105
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