Arachidonic acid: Occurrence in the reproductive tract of the male house cricket ( Acheta domesticus ) and field cricket ( Gryllus  spp.) | Zendy

Worthington R. E. | Zendy; Brady U. E. | Zendy; Thean J. E. | Zendy; Wilson D. M. | Zendy

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Arachidonic acid: Occurrence in the reproductive tract of the male house cricket ( Acheta domesticus ) and field cricket ( Gryllus spp.)

Author(s) -

Worthington R. E.,

Brady U. E.,

Thean J. E.,

Wilson D. M.

Publication year - 1981

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/bf02534928

Subject(s) - acheta , cricket , arachidonic acid , fatty acid , biology , reproductive biology , chemistry , chromatography , zoology , biochemistry , gene , embryogenesis , enzyme

Reproductive tissues from male house and field crickets were investigated for the presence of arachidonic acid. Arachidonic acid was identified by retention behavior on 3 gas liquid chromatographic column systems—SE‐30, OV 225, and Silar 10C—and by gas liquid/positive ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. Arachidonic acid constituted 0.3 and 1.2% of total fatty acids in the house and field cricket, respectively. Freeze‐dried male reproductive tissues from house and field cricket contained ca. 0.02 and 0.16% arachidonic acid and 8.2 and 8.6% total fatty acids. Other fatty acids found in reproductive tracts of both species of crickets were 16∶0, 18∶0, 18∶1, 18∶2, 20∶0, 20∶1 and 20∶3.

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