Инд. авторы: | Sushchik N.N., Popova O.N., Makhutova O.N., Gladyshev M.I. |
Заглавие: | Fatty acid composition of odonate's eyes |
Библ. ссылка: | Sushchik N.N., Popova O.N., Makhutova O.N., Gladyshev M.I. Fatty acid composition of odonate's eyes // Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics. - 2017. - Vol.475. - Iss. 1. - P.280-282. - ISSN 1607-6729. - EISSN 1608-3091. |
Внешние системы: | DOI: 10.1134/S1607672917040093; PubMed: 28864902; SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85028650899; WoS: 000408956900010; |
Реферат: | eng: We have studied the fatty acid composition of eyes of amphibiotic insects, namely, the odonate Sympetrum flaveolum. The main polyunsaturated fatty acid of odonate’s eyes has been found to be 20:5n-3 (eicosapentaenoic fatty acid, EPA) rather than 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-3, which usually dominate in eyes of terrestrial insects, or 22:6n-3, which dominates in eyes of vertebrates. The prevalence of EPA in odonate’s eyes probably provides a more effective transmission of light signal in this animal compared to terrestrial insects. It is important for odonates because vision plays a decisive role in finding and catching prey. © 2017, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
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Ключевые слова: | Eye; Animals; Odonata; eye; Odonata; animal; anatomy and histology; fatty acid; chemistry; Fatty Acids; |
Издано: | 2017 |
Физ. характеристика: | с.280-282 |