Ammonia utilization by the bruchid beetle,Caryedes brasiliensis [Bruchidae] |
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Authors: | Gerald A Rosenthal Daniel H Janzen |
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Affiliation: | (1) T.H. Morgan School of Biological Sciences and the Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, 40506 Lexington, Kentucky;(2) Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 19174 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | The seed predator,Caryedes brasiliensis Bruchidae] generates appreciable ammonia in its dietary use and detoxification ofl-canavanine and its catabolic product,l-canaline.l-Canavanine is a toxic allelochemical ofDioclea megacarpa seeds, the food of the developing larvae. Bruchid beetle larvae rely upon glutamic acid dehydrogenase and glutamine synthetase to use ammonia for glutamic acid synthesis from 2-oxoglutaric acid and conversion of the former to glutamine. These reactions provide the larvae with a means for metabolically eliminating ammonia. Proline serves as a carbon skeleton source for glutamic acid formation. |
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Keywords: | Ammonia utilization l-canavanine catabolism" target="_blank">l-canavanine catabolism Caryedes brasiliensis Coleoptera Bruchidae |
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