| Project/Area Number |
22658018
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied entomology
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
TOKUDA Gaku 琉球大学, 熱帯生物圏研究センター, 准教授 (90322750)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KIKUCHI Jun 理化学研究所, 先端NMRメタボミクスチーム, チームリーダー (00321753)
MORIYA Shigeharu 理化学研究所, 分子情報生命科学特別ユニット, 専任研究員 (00321828)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
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| Keywords | 木質バイオマス / 昆虫生理 / セルロース分解 / 酵素反応 / 糖 / シロアリ / NMR / メタボローム / 消化管 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to establish an experimental methodology to analyze diversity of hydrolysates and metabolites present in the digestive systems of termites with the aid of one(^1H) and two(^1H,^<13> C) dimensional NMR(nuclear magnetic resonance) analyses. The analysis of the gut contents in the damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti revealed the presence of diverse metabolites for the first time. In addition, possible involvements of intestinal bacteria in cellulolysis and amino acid supplement were suggested by the present study.
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