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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The influence of dietary α-solanine on the waxmoth galleria mellonellal
Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 83, No. 1, Year 2013
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Plant allelochemicals are nonnutritional chemicals that interfere with the biology of herbivores. We posed the hypothesis that ingestion of a glycoalkaloid allelochemical, α-solanine, impairs biological parameters of greater wax moths Galleria mellonella. To test this idea, we reared wax moths on artificial diets with 0.015, 0.15, or 1.5 mg/100 g diet of α-solanine. Addition of α-solanine to the diet affected survival of seventh-instar larvae, pupae, and adults; and female fecundity and fertility. The diet containing the highest α-solanine concentration led to decreased survivorship, fecundity, and fertility. The diets supplemented with α-solanine led to increased malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl contents in midgut and fat body and the effect was dose-dependent. Dietary α-solanine led to increased midgut glutathione S-transferase activity and to decreased fat body glutathione S-transferase activitiy. We infer from these findings that α-solanine influences life history parameters and antioxidative enzyme activities in the midgut and fat body of G. mellonella. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adamski, Zbigniew
Poland, Poznan
Uniwersytet Im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Adamski, Zbigniew
Poland, Poznan
Uniwersytet Im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Marciniak, Paweł
Poland, Poznan
Uniwersytet Im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Scrano, Laura
Italy, Potenza
Università Degli Studi Della Basilicata
Bufo, Sabino Aurelio
Italy, Potenza
Università Degli Studi Della Basilicata
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/arch.21089
ISSN:
15206327
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Female