2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons in Heteroptera toward biological production of jet fuel
Project/Area Number |
15K14722
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Bioorganic chemistry
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Research Institution | Akita Prefectural University |
Principal Investigator |
Noge Koji 秋田県立大学, 生物資源科学部, 助教 (40423008)
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 炭化水素 / トリデカン / カメムシ / グルコース / 脂肪酸 / アルデヒドオキシダーゼ / 生合成 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Some heteropteran species secrete a hydrocarbon, tridecane. Tridecane was determined to be synthesized from glucose in a heteropteran species using deuterium-labeled compounds. Tridecane was suggested to be synthesized via myristic acid in which deuterium-labeled glucose was also incorporated. An aldehyde oxidase was found from the heteropteran scent gland, which was different from the ones detected from other body parts, for example, midgut.
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Free Research Field |
生物有機化学
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