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Journal article
Role of lipids in phosphine resistant stored-grain insect pests Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica
Insects, Vol.13(9), 798
2022
Abstract
Insects rely on lipids as an energy source to perform various activities, such as growth, flight, diapause, and metamorphosis. This study evaluated the role of lipids in phosphine resistance by stored-grain insects. Phosphine resistant and susceptible strains of the two main stored-grain insects, Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica, were analyzed using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) to determine their lipid contents. Phosphine resistant strains of both species had a higher amount of lipids than susceptible stains. Significant variance ratios between the resistant and susceptible strains of T. castaneum were observed for glycerolipids (1.13- to 53.10-fold) and phospholipids (1.05- to 20.00-fold). Significant variance ratios between the resistant and susceptible strains of R. dominica for glycerolipids were 1.04- to 31.50-fold and for phospholipids were 1.04- to 10.10-fold. Glycerolipids are reservoirs to face the long-term energy shortage. Phospholipids act as a barrier to isolate the cells from the surrounding environment and allow each cell to perform its specific function. Thus, lipids offer a consistent energy source for the resistant insect to survive under the stress of phosphine fumigation and provide a suitable environment to protect the mitochondria from phosphine. Hence, it was proposed through this study that the lipid content of phosphine-resistant and phosphine-susceptible strains of T. castaneum and R. dominica could play an important role in the resistance of phosphine.
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- Title
- Role of lipids in phosphine resistant stored-grain insect pests Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica
- Authors/Creators
- I. Alnajim (Author/Creator) - University of BasrahN. Aldosary (Author/Creator)M. Agarwal (Author/Creator)T. Liu (Author/Creator)X. Du (Author/Creator)Y. Ren (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Insects, Vol.13(9), 798
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005544137707891
- Copyright
- © 2022 by the authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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