Some effects of ionizing radiation on adult horn flies, Haematobia irritans

Pharate adult horn flies, Haematobia irritans, treated with 2-Krad of ionizing radiation from a 137Cs source were extracted as 2-hr-old males and females and analyzed for physiological (free) amino acids and for total (hydrolysates) amino acids. The physiological assays showed that irradiated flies...

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Published inInsect biochemistry Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 35 - 42
Main Authors Mayer, R.T., Cooper, J., Farr, F.M., Singer, R.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.01.1975
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Summary:Pharate adult horn flies, Haematobia irritans, treated with 2-Krad of ionizing radiation from a 137Cs source were extracted as 2-hr-old males and females and analyzed for physiological (free) amino acids and for total (hydrolysates) amino acids. The physiological assays showed that irradiated flies had increased levels of asparagine-glutamine and creatinine, but neither ammonia nor total amino acids were affected. Several compounds previously unreported in insects were found to occur in horn flies: creatinine, creatine phosphate, anserine, carnosine, α-aminoadipic acid, sarcosine, and allo-hydroxylysine.
ISSN:0020-1790
DOI:10.1016/0020-1790(75)90005-0