Complex Lipids and Sterols in the Leaves ofEucalyptus macrorhyncha(Myrtaceae) in the Context of Feeding by an Unnamed Gall-Inducing Species ofGlycaspis(Synglycaspis) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Aphalaridae)
| Autor: | Soundararajan Madhavan, Anamika Sharma, Murray J. Fletcher, Anantanarayanan Raman, Gary S. Taylor, James Allen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Eucalyptus macrorhyncha biology Myrtaceae Psylloidea biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Eucalyptus rossii Aphalaridae Sterol 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Eucalyptus dives Insect Science Botany polycyclic compounds Gall lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) |
| Zdroj: | Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 109:890-898 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2901 0013-8746 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/aesa/saw059 |
| Popis: | This paper reports complex lipids and sterols in the leaves of Eucalyptus macrorhyncha , the dedicated host of an unnamed species of Glycaspis ( Synglycaspis ) (hereafter referred as Synglycaspis ), exploring their role in Synglycaspis ’s specificity to leaves of E. macrorhyncha . Seeking an answer to the above, we evaluated the levels of lipids and sterols in the leaves of Eucalyptus rossii and Eucalyptus dives the chosen “closest” relatives of E. macrorhyncha from Orange region in the South-eastern Highlands Bioregion of New South Wales. Low levels of mono- and di-glycerides in the leaves of E. macrorhyncha appear to be a key factor in regulating the choice of E. macrorhyncha by Synglycaspis . An LC–MS/MS analysis revealed incidence of sitosterol, ergosterol, and stigmasterol. Sitosterol and certain undetermined sterols with apparent molecular weights corresponding to 354, 382, and 440 g mol − 1 occur maximally in the leaves of E. macrorhyncha . Increased levels of ergosterol in galls housing the second, third, and fourth instars and its decreased levels in galls with fifth instars of Synglycaspis indicate the production of this sterol particularly during gall growth and possible utilization by the developing instars of the gall-inducing species of Synglycaspis . The 440 g mol − 1 sterol was highly represented in young leaves of E. macrorhyncha as against in the leaves of E. rossii and E. dives , and this sterol could be a key factor in the preference of young leaves of E. macrorhyncha by the gravid female of Synglycaspis for oviposition and ensuing gall development. |
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