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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.