Fatty acid synthases and desaturases are essential for the biosynthesis of alpha-linolenic acid and metamorphosis in a major mulberry pest, Glyphodes pyloalis walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Wang, J; Song, Y; Hwarari, DT; Liang, XH; Ding, JH; Yan, MW; Wu, FA; Wang, J; Sheng, S

Sheng, S (通讯作者),Jiangsu Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Biotechnol, Jiangsu Key Lab Sericultural Biol & Biotechnol, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 2022; 78 (6): 2629

Abstract

BACKGROUND: alpha-linolenic acid is an essential unsaturated fatty acid in organisms. However, there is a large gap between alpha-linolenic acid accum......

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