Melanin and Melanogenesis at Different Life Stages in Hermetia illucens
| Autor: | N. N. Gavrilova, A. I. Bastrakov, N. A. Ushakova, A. A. Kozlova, I. A. Ratnikova, N. Yu. Garmash, Alexander E. Dontsov, N. L. Sakina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine education.field_of_study animal structures Hermetia illucens biology media_common.quotation_subject fungi Population Insect biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Biogenic element General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Life stage Melanin Pupa 010602 entomology 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Biochemistry General Agricultural and Biological Sciences education media_common |
| Zdroj: | Biology Bulletin. 45:47-50 |
| ISSN: | 1608-3059 1062-3590 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s1062359018010120 |
| Popis: | This work has demonstrated that the life stages of the Hermetia illucens fly are characterized by varying melanin contents with the maximum melanin amount being detected in the pupa. It has been observed that active synthesis of the pigment takes place in the prepupa and coincides with the time when the population migrated for pupation. It has been noted that a high manganese content in the prepupa and pupa indicates the important role that this biogenic element plays in organogenesis and melanogenesis in H. illucens. It has been revealed that in the imago and pupa, the melanin demonstrates broad-range antimicrobial activity and contribute to the insect protection against bacterial and fungal infections. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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