Open AccessThe influence of dietary protein quality on midgut and brain proteins in Morimus funereus larvae
Author(s) -
A Larisa Ilijin,
Z Milena Jankovic-Tomanic,
M Marija Mrdakovic-Mitic,
S Vlahović,
D Vesna Peric-Mataruga,
Marina Lazarević,
A Vera Nenadovic
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs0402009i
Subject(s) - casein , gelatin , midgut , larva , protein quality , food science , biology , dietary protein , biochemistry , chemistry , zoology , botany
The response of starved Morimus funereus larvae refed with an artificial diet (Galford, 1967) was examined in the present paper. Larvae were offered diets varying in protein quality (soya protein, casein, and gelatin). Refeeding with the Galford diet (G I) and two modifications of it in which soya protein was supplemented with casein (G II) or gelatin (G III) led to an increase of body mass. Different protein quality in the nutritive substrate influenced both the quantity and quality of midgut and brain proteins