QUANTITATIVE DIETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTIDINE IN SAW-TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS (L) (COLEOPTERA SILVANIDAE)

被引:3
作者
DAVIS, GRF
机构
[1] Insect Ecology Section, Research Station, Research Branch, Saskatoon
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 1969年 / 28卷 / 02期
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10.1016/0010-406X(69)92106-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. 1. Histidine is essential in the diet of Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), the optimal concentration being between 2·0 and 4·0 mg/g of diet. 2. 2. Concentrations of dietary histidine of 5·0 and 6·0 mg/g were harmful the larvae. 3. 3. Addition of equimolecular amounts of glycine to maintain the diet isonitrogenous when histidine concentrations were reduced was harmful to the larvae. 4. 4. Histidine could not be replaced in the diet for O. surinamensis by additional quantities of guanine. © 1969.
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