Information available in the literature concerning the composition of lipids in wheat germ and in wheat germ oil is critically reviewed. After a brief introduction to the botanical and technological aspects of wheat germ, the yield of oil and its physico-chemical properties are described followed by the composition of fatty acids, acyl lipids and non-saponifiable components. The importance of distinguishing between dissected germ and commercial wheat germ and between germ oil and germ lipids is emphasised. The triglycerides account for the major part of the fatty acids, of which linoleic acid is the principal component, and the content of free fatty acids depends on the rancidity of the germ and also on possible post-extraction processing in the case of commercial oil. Polar lipids consist mainly of phospholipids and available information suggests that glycolipids are present only at very low concentration and that galactosyl glycerides may be absent from the embryo of the quiescent wheat grain. Most reports of tocopherol composition concern wheat germ oil and there is less information about the tocopherols of dissected wheat germ. α- and β-tocopherols are found in wheat germ but tocotrienols are probably absent from dissected germ and only occur in commercial germ as a result of bran and endosperm contamination. Wheat germ oil exhibits a range of sterols. 4-methyl sterols and triterpenoid alcohols, and β-sitosterol and campesterol are the major components. The hydrocarbon composition of wheat germ oil has been reported but the significance of the results is uncertain. Flavonoid pigments, xanthophyll and xanthophyll esters have been shown to be present in wheat germ. Most of the studies of the non-saponifiable fraction were based on germ oil and commercial wheat germ and little is known of the nature of this fraction in dissected wheat germ. 相似文献
We experimentally reanalyzed the classic interaction between Pieris rapae, a specialist lepidopteran herbivore, and isothiocyanates (mustard oils) that are characteristic phytochemicals of the Brassicaceae. Previous investigations have suggested that P. rapae is unaffected by isothiocyanates. Using whole plants, root extracts, and a microencapsulated formulation of allyl isothiocyanate, we now show that isothiocyanates reduce herbivore survival and growth, and increase development time, each in a dose-dependent manner. Neither the substrate allyl glucosinolate, nor myrosinase, the enzyme that results in the breakdown of glucosinolates, negatively affected P. rapae. Thus, we present strong evidence for a role for isothiocyanates in plant resistance against the specialist herbivore P. rapae.相似文献
Pheromonally yours : The aphrodisiac pheromones of male Cabbage White butterflies were identified. The small butterfly uses the smaller molecule ferrulactone ( 1 ) to enhance its mating success, while the large butterfly uses the larger compound brassicalactone ( 2 ), which is a new natural product. Both compounds are active in combination with hexahydrofarnesylacetone and phytol.
[目的]为明确9.5%溴虫氟苯双酰胺悬浮剂对甘蓝主要害虫小菜蛾、菜青虫的防治效果。[方法]2018、2019年于山东烟台进行了田间药效试验。[结果]9.5%溴虫氟苯双酰胺悬浮剂15、20、24 g a.i./hm^2,药后7 d对甘蓝小菜蛾、菜青虫防效分别达90.79%、92.76%以上,防效随着剂量的增加而加强。[结论]9.5%溴虫氟苯双酰胺悬浮剂可作为防治甘蓝小菜蛾和菜青虫的高效理想药剂,具有较好的应用前景。 相似文献
Behavioral bioassays have shown that volatile oviposition-deterring chemicals are present in the frass of Ostrinia zealis, O. furnacalis, O. scapulalis, and O. latipennis larvae fed on an artificial diet. These chemicals were extractable with acetone, and could be partitioned into a polar lipid fraction. This fraction mainly included palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. No significant differences among the four Ostrinia species were found in the amount and composition of these free fatty acids. A mixture of the five authentic fatty acids of the composition found in the larval frass of O. zealis exhibited significant oviposition-deterring effects on all four species. 相似文献
Scent and coloration of corolla were examined as floral attributes responsible for preferential visiting by the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, to rape flower, Brassica rapa. Floral volatile components that release the flower-visiting behavior of the butterfly were identified by chemical analyses, electroantennography (EAG), and two behavioral bioassays: proboscis extension reflex (PER) in response to odor and attraction to artificial flowers. GC and GC-MS analyses of the headspace volatiles from the flowers revealed the presence of six aromatic compounds, benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, 2-phenylethanol, phenylacetonitrile, and indole in decreasing order of quantity. Of these, phenylacetaldehyde elicited the highest response in the PER assay. While benzyl alcohol, 2-phenylethanol, benzaldehyde, and phenylacetonitrile evoked moderate responses, the PER-eliciting activity of indole was very weak. In two-choice behavioral bioassays, artificial flowers scented with any one of these PER-active compounds attracted significantly more butterflies than control (unscented) flowers, whereas those treated with indole were almost inactive. The EAG activities of the six chemicals were not high and were about the same at a low dose (1 g), but phenylacetaldehyde elicited a much stronger response from both sexes at higher doses (10 and 100 g). An overall profile of EAG responses at a dose of 100 g was analogous to that of PER performance, suggesting that floral volatiles may be involved in close-range location or recognition of flowers rather than long-range attraction. By spectroscopic and UV-photographic examinations of rape flower, the central part of the corolla was found to absorb UV rays in marked contrast to the other parts, which reflected near-UV rays (max = 350 nm). This indicates that the flower is endowed with a conspicuous nectar guide that is probably an important visual stimulus for attracting foraging adults of P. rapae. Consequently, the present findings strongly suggest that this elaborate pollination strategy of rape flower, characterized by its good combination of olfactory and visual attractiveness, accounts for preferential visiting by the cabbage butterfly to the flower. 相似文献
Avoidance of some crucifer species by the crucifer specialist,Pieris rapae, has been attributed to the presence of oviposition deterrents in these plants. Studies on one such unacceptable plant,Erysimum cheiranthoides, have resulted in the isolation ofn-butanol-soluble deterrents from the alcoholic extract of foliage. The active fraction contained three cardiac glycosides, which were isolated by reversed-phase HPLC and by open column chromatography on silica gel. Chemical and spectral evidence (UV, [1H]NMR, and FAB-MS) led to the characterization of these compounds as erysimoside (1), erychroside (2), and erycordin (3). Erysimoside and erychroside were strongly deterrent toPieris rapae, but erycordin was inactive. Both active compounds have the same aglycone, strophanthidin (5) and the inner sugar in both cases is a 2,6-dideoxy hexose to which the outer sugar is attached at position C-4. These structural features, which are absent in the inactive compound (3), may represent specific requirements for oviposition deterrent activity. 相似文献
Oviposition byPieris rapae butterflies was deterred by spraying the plant secondary compounds coumarin and rutin on cabbage plants in greenhouse choice tests. In no-choice tests ranging from 5 min to 24 hr, acceptance of rutin-treated plants for oviposition increased with trial duration. Both coumarin and rutin deterred oviposition primarily by affecting prealighting rather than postalighting behavior, indicating that deterrence was mediated by noncontact cues. 相似文献