Insect Sterol Nutrition and Physiology: A Global Overview

摘要: Abstract Unlike most animals, insects lack the capacity to synthesize sterols that are required in lipid biostructures, as precursors important steroid hormones and regulators of developmental processes. Therefore must acquire from their diet. Hundreds different have been identified review starts by documenting occurrence insect foods. Next we look at various nutritional biochemical studies conducted, organize them according relatedness, which allows sterol use metabolic capabilities be viewed an evolutionary perspective. How structure influences feeding behavior is examined, fate once they ingested, including processes absorption transport, distribution tissues, role reproduction, detailed. The extent may influence ecological outcomes also considered, especially phytophagous with known constraints. Finally, mention made potential exploiting requirements constraints for pest control, well ability adapt presence novel