Protein digestion and amino acid absorption mechanisms along the midgut of Musca domestica larvae.

A model of protein digestion and peptide and amino acid absorption along the midgut of Musca domestica larvae was proposed and supported by RNA-Seq analyses, protein bioinformatics, microvillar-membrane-enriched midgut proteomics, and enzymatic activities. Peptidase genes are highly expressed in the posterior midgut (PM), whereas those for cathepsins have expression limited to the middle midgut (MM). MM has the lowest levels of gene expression of almost all peptidases but has high expression of genes for membrane-bound serine endopeptidases.

Histochemistry and transcriptomics of mucins and peritrophic membrane (PM) proteins along the midgut of a beetle with incomplete PM and their complementary function.

The midgut of Zabrotes subfasciatus (Coleoptera) and other insects may have regions lacking a peritrophic membrane (matrix, PM) and covered with a jelly-like material known as peritrophic gel. This work was undertaken to test the hypothesis that the peritrophic gel is a vertebrate-like mucus. By histochemistry we identified mucins along the whole midgut, which contrasts with the known occurrence of PM only at the posterior midgut.

Effect of 4-Ethylbenzaldehyde from the Volatilome of on .

The demand for new soil fumigants has increased as a result of more restrictive legislation regarding the use of pesticides. In the present study, the potent nematicidal activity of volatile organic compounds released by the leaf macerate was demonstrated. In addition, we searched in the volatilome for a molecule with potential to be developed as a new fumigant nematicide.

Ethyl Butanoate, Constituent of Cassava Wastewater Volatiloma, a Potential Soil Fumigant Against .

As a result of more restrictive legislation regarding the use of pesticides, over the last two decades, the demand for new soil fumigants has increased. These compounds can come from a variety of sources, including organic residues. In this study, we identified in the cassava wastewater volatiloma a molecule with potential to be developed as a new fumigant nematicide.