Metabolism of Injected Proline in DDT-Poisoned German Cockroaches
- 1 February 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 54 (1) , 198-199
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/54.1.198
Abstract
The normal free proline content in male Blattella germanica is 1.2 mg/g. After injection of 2 ml of 20% aqueous proline solution, the body content declines from 20 to 5 mg/g in 24 hours. Topical application of 20 [mu]g of DDT lowers the proline content to 25% of normal in 12 hours. In proline-injected cockroaches DDT poisoning almost doubles the rate of metabolism (clearance) of the excess proline.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: