Triacylglyceride measurement in small quantities of homogenised insect tissue: Comparisons and caveats

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1602-1613

  Williams, Caroline M ^a   Thomas, Raymond H ^a   MacMillan, Heath A ^a   Marshall, Katie E ^a   Sinclair, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enzymatic; Gravimetric; Storage lipid; Sulfo phospho vanillin; TLC FID; Triacylglyceride

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VANILLIN;

ALDEHYDE; BIOASSAY; BIOENERGETICS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; ETHER; FAT RESERVE; FATTY ACID; GRAVIMETRY; INSECT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LARVA; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BENZALDEHYDES; BUTTERFLIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FATTY ACIDS; FLAME IONIZATION; LARVA; LIPID METABOLISM; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 82555179208     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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