Gender differences of amino acid metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster on alpha-ketoglutarate-supplemented food | Zendy

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Gender differences of amino acid metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster on alpha-ketoglutarate-supplemented food

Author(s) -

Maria P. Lylyk,

Oksana M. Sorochynska,

O. Maniukh,

Maria M. Bayliak

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

bulletin of taras shevchenko national university of kyiv series problems of physiological functions regulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2616-6410

pISSN - 1728-2624

DOI - 10.17721/2616_6410.2016.21.31-36

Subject(s) - alpha ketoglutarate , fecundity , biology , amino acid , metabolism , glutamate dehydrogenase , drosophila melanogaster , biochemistry , glutamate receptor , food science , toxicology , enzyme , medicine , population , gene , receptor , environmental health

The influence of alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) on amino acid metabolism in the fruit fly was investigated. Dietary AKG did not affect body mass, urea content, activity of glutamate dehydrogenase, alanin- and aspartataminotransferase in two-day-old flies. Ttwo-day-old females, but not males, grown on 10 mM AKG, had higher levels of total protein and free amino acids. However, AKG led to an increase in total protein in 24-day-old flies of both sexes. Maintenance on AKG-containing medium reduced overall fecundity of flies.

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