Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Juvenile Hormone III

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metabolites diol-acid. ciiol, acld1 and biscf)OVde is reported. ... acid, 3.60; JH Ill diol, 5.7; [3H]JH Ill diol, lj.2; ..... vcrc not counecteJ to the brain, wbercAs in o-ut.
May 1992

Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Juvenile Hormone III from Methyl Famesoate by Exposed Corp0ra Allata of Lutzomyia anthophora

FARU)A MAHMOOD,'� DAVID A. CARLSON.• A�D DOV BOROVSKYI

J. M"1. lfototunt !9(3), 5f8....,G.�'1.i (1992) ;\BSTIU.CT The ill•vitm l:iio1ynthe,ts or(l2.:iH1 juYcnile hormone UH) nr by CX:po$f"-d c:orpo,». allai:,, (CA) of tcntrr.:a.1, sugar-foolite, fm,u meth yl �soote indiCttted. a Steady-state Cflnilibriunt of synthMis and metabu1tsm of JH lll hy the � CA. The rar,td hlcrfilse io JH lit S)'l'.l.thcsis l.mm�ta.tr:ly an.� the blood meal c.:on6nued that in �i1.11J Bie�, Idec nu>Squilo�s. there is 11:u incre:l,lje (n the ratr. of synthesis of JH IU imn.edhtcly aftr.r th-­ latt:d CA :is was used by Re.KHO et a.I. () 988) would uot. Tht, r.itc of '-Ynlhcsis nfJH II[ iu vitro l>y CA :removc-d fr