Pteridine concentrations differ between insectary-reared and field-collected Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes of the same physiological age

Pteridine concentrations differ between insectary-reared and field-collected Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes of the same physiological age

Biopterin, isoxanthopterin and 6‐pterincarboxylic acid were identified in the head of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles albimanus Weidemann (Diptera: Culicidae) by HPLC. Total pteridine concentrations (TPC) were estimated in heads, body parts (BP: abdomen, legs and wings) and whole bodies of ins...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical and veterinary entomology 2002-09, Vol.16 (3), p.225-234
Hauptverfasser: PENILLA, R. P., RODRÍGUEZ, M. H., LÓPEZ, A. D., VIADER-SALVADÓ, J. M., SÁNCHEZ, C. N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
age determination
Aging - physiology
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Animals, Wild
Anopheles - chemistry
Anopheles - physiology
Anopheles albimanus
Body Constitution
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Diet
Extremities
Female
feral mosquitoes
fluorescence
Head
HPLC
Insect Vectors - chemistry
Insect Vectors - physiology
insectary
Malaria
malaria vector
Mexico
mosquito age
Ovary - physiology
Oviposition - physiology
physiological age
pteridines
Pteridines - analysis
Pteridines - chemistry
spectrofluorometry
Wings, Animal - chemistry
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Zusammenfassung:Biopterin, isoxanthopterin and 6‐pterincarboxylic acid were identified in the head of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles albimanus Weidemann (Diptera: Culicidae) by HPLC. Total pteridine concentrations (TPC) were estimated in heads, body parts (BP: abdomen, legs and wings) and whole bodies of insectary‐reared and field‐collected females, by spectrofluorometry, to investigate whether they could be used for age determination. Pteridine concentrations diminished with age in both mosquito groups. TPC correlated with chronological age in insectary‐reared sugar‐fed females (heads: r2 = 0.35, BP: r2 = 0.34, P 
ISSN:0269-283X
1365-2915
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00364.x