Composition of fatty acids in the Varroa destructor mites and their hosts, Apis mellifera drone-prepupae

• Autorzy: Dmitryjuk M. , Zalewski K. , Raczkowski M. , Zoltowska K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The fatty acid (FA) profile of lipids extracted from the Varroa destructor parasitic mite and its host, drone prepupae of Apis mellifera, was determined by gas chromatography (GC). The percentages of saturated fatty acids (SFAs), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were generally similar in parasites and their hosts. Fatty acids were arranged in the following descending order based on their content: MUFAs (ca. 52–55%), SFAs (ca. 41%) and PUFAs (ca. 3%). The predominant fatty acids were oleic acid (46% in mites, 44% in prepupae) and palmitic acid (23% and 30%, respectively). Varroa parasites differed from their hosts in the quantity of individual FAs and in their FA profiles. Three PUFAs noted in the host were not observed in parasitic mites, whereas the presence of C21:0, C24:0 and C22:1 FAs was reported in mites, but not in drones.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Parasitology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.21-26,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dmitryjuk M.

• Department of Biochemistry, Faculty Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Zalewski K.

• Department of Biochemistry, Faculty Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Raczkowski M.

• Department of Mechatronics and IT Education, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 46A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Zoltowska K.

• Department of Biochemistry, Faculty Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-710 Olsztyn, Poland

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