TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SORBITOL UTILIZATION IN DIAPAUSE EGGS OF THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX-MORI
TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SORBITOL UTILIZATION IN DIAPAUSE EGGS OF THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX-MORI
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00689286
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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YAMASHITA, O
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FURUSAWA, T;SHIKATA, M;YAMASHITA, O
A series of experiments was conducted to determine whether the interconversion of glycogen and sorbitol at the initiation and termination of diapause in eggs of the silkworm, B. mori was influenced by low temperatures (5.degree. C and 1.degree. C). The conversion of glycogen to sorbitol and glycerol at the initiation of diapause was not affected by exposure to 5.degree. C and 1.degree. C. Chilling diapause eggs at 5.degree. C for over 70 days resulted in a progressive conversion of sorbitol to glycogen. Transfer to 1.degree. C after chilling to 5.degree. C led to a decrease in sorbitol and glycerol conversion. While continuous chilling at 1.degree. C completely inhibited sorbitol utilization for at least 400 days, sorbitol began to decrease immediately following transfer to 5.degree. C. In contrast, glycerol utilization was not prevented by acclimation to 1.degree. C, but a delayed decrease occurred. Continuous exposure to 1.degree. C delayed hatching for a period of 440 days, whereas acclimation to 5.degree. C resulted in 100% hatching by .apprx. 100 days. A low or high acclimation temperature of 1.degree. or 5.degree. C produce different effects on sorbitol utilization and termination of diapause in silkworm eggs.