Abstract
The concentrations of important amino acids were determined by column chromatography in non-feeding larvae of Callitroga macellaria during anaerobiosis. The results suggest that protein mobilization occurs during anaerobiosis accompanied by anaerobic metabolism of amino acids. A pathway for the anaerobic catabolism of glutamate, glutamine and aspartate has been proposed. Of the amino acids, alanine reaches the highest concentration; pyruvic acid is the preferred acceptor for transamination. The increase in the concentration of proline is interpreted in terms of synthesis from glutamate with concommitant regeneration of NAD. The slight increase of leucine and isoleucine concentrations possibly reflect a metabolic block of their catabolism during anaerobiosis. The results demonstrate that Callitroga larvae survive under anaerobic conditions due to mobilization of stored protein.
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