Changes in the composition of fatty acids in Bombyx Mori L. in the course of ontogeny

Herodek, Sándor and Farkas, Tibor (1960) Changes in the composition of fatty acids in Bombyx Mori L. in the course of ontogeny. A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Tihanyi Biológiai Kutatóintézetének évkönyve, 27. pp. 9-14. ISSN 0365-3005

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Abstract

Fatty acid composition in the silkworm was determined is several ontogenetical conditions. From the egg in diapause to the 3rd moult an identical trend was observed in the changes of fatty acid contents. During metamorphosis a sharp difference arose according to sex, since in the males the amount of saturated acids increased while in the females it fell back to the low level in eggs. When comparing the results with the data found in literature for Antheraea the authors were led to the conclusion that a substantial difference exists in the ontogenetical changes of fatty acid composition in the two species probably due to the different hibernation habit.

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