Effect of nonessential amino acids on phagostimulation and maintenance of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 61 (10) , 2224-2229
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z83-294
Abstract
Eleven nonessential amino acids and amides, at concentrations ranging from 0.001-1.0% in 35% sucrose solutions, were individually tested for their role in phagostimulation, growth and survival in A. pisum (Harris). Alanine and .gamma.-amino butyric acid were generally phagostimulatory; asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, glycine, proline, serine and tyrosine were generally inhibitory. Asparagine, glutamic acid, glycine and proline supported growth and prolonged survival; aspartic acid and tyrosine increased weight but did not prolong survival; alanine, .gamma.-amino butyric acid, cysteine and serine neither promoted growth nor prolonged survival.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Nutrition of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum: Requirements for trace metals, sulphur, and cholesterolJournal of Insect Physiology, 1972