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The lipids of the oriental hornet, Vespa orientalis F.
Author(s) -
Ishay Jacob,
Goldberg Sarah,
Ikan Raphael
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02531216
Subject(s) - hemolymph , biology , larva , lipidology , midgut , clinical chemistry , zoology , botany , biochemistry
Abstract Analysis of the hornet's hemolymph revealed the presence of C 16 and C 18 fatty acids (70%), which were accompanied by minor quantities (ranging from 0.1% to 0.6%) of the following acids: C 10∶0 , C 11∶0 , C 12∶0 , C 13∶0 , C 14∶0 , C 15∶0 , C 16∶0 , and C 17∶0 . The hemolymph of the queen larvae contained more C 18∶1 than the hemolymph of the worker larvae, and the percentage of C 16∶1 was higher in the fat body and the midgut than in the hemolymph. The significance of these results is discussed.