Nitrogenous excretory materials from the American cockroach |
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Authors: | Donald E. Mullins Donald G. Cochran |
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Affiliation: | Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 USA |
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Abstract: | Excreta obtained from both sexes of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, maintained on three different diets was examined for the presence of numerous possible nitrogenous materials in an effort to establish what substances are excreted by this insect. It was found that none of the classical terrestrial insect excretory products, including uric acid, could be detected by the methods employed. Rather, ammonia, amino groups, three tryptophan metabolites, unidentified water soluble materials, and water insoluble components constitute most of the total nitrogen excreted. Ammonia seems to be the largest single component, and it was quantitated in fresh and dried excreta. Upon lyophilization of the excreta more than half of the ammonia is lost. |
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