Developmental changes in fatty acid biosynthesis and composition in the house cricket,Acheta domesticus

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Crippsc ◽  
Mertxe De Renobales
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Acheta Domesticus ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
House Cricket

Inhibition of early steps of de novo fatty-acid biosynthesis by different xenobiotica

1991 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-255
Author(s):  
Manfred Focke ◽  
Andrea Feld ◽  
Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis

Development of 'S', 'N’ Heterocycles as Antimycobacterials Targeting Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Dahiwade ◽  
S. R. Rochlani ◽  
P. B. Choudhari ◽  
R. P. Dhavale ◽  
H. N. Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Antimycobacterial Activity ◽  
Drug Candidate ◽  
Causative Organism ◽  
Present Communication ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Rational Development ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Drug Resistant Strains

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a causative organism of tuberculosis, which is most deadly disease after cancer in a current decade. The development of multidrug and broadly drug- resistant strains making the tuberculosis problem more and more critical. In last 40 years, only one molecule is added to the treatment regimen. Generally, drug design and development programs are targeted proteins whose function is known to be essential to the bacterial cell. Objectives: Reported here are the development of 'S', 'N’ heterocycles as antimycobacterials targeting fatty acid biosynthesis. Material and Methods: In the present communication, rational development of anti-mycobacterial agent's targeting fatty acid biosynthesis has been done by integrating the pocket modelling and virtual analysis. Results: The identified potential 33 lead compounds were synthesized, characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods like IR, NMR spectroscopy and further screened for antimycobacterial activity using isoniazid as standard. All the designed compounds have shown profound antimycobacterial activity. Conclusion: In this present communication, we found that 3c, 3f, 3l and 4k molecules had expressive desirable biological activity and specific interactions with fatty acids. Further optimization of these leads is necessary for the development of potential antimycobacterial drug candidate having less side effects.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Mapping of Histone H3 Lysine 4 Trimethylation (H3K4me3) and Its Involvement in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Sunflower Developing Seeds

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 706
Author(s):  
Antonio J. Moreno-Pérez ◽  
Raquel Martins-Noguerol ◽  
Cristina DeAndrés-Gil ◽  
Mónica Venegas-Calerón ◽  
Rosario Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Chromatin Remodeling ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Sunflower Seeds ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Functional Regions ◽  
Genome Wide

Histone modifications are of paramount importance during plant development. Investigating chromatin remodeling in developing oilseeds sheds light on the molecular mechanisms controlling fatty acid metabolism and facilitates the identification of new functional regions in oil crop genomes. The present study characterizes the epigenetic modifications H3K4me3 in relationship with the expression of fatty acid-related genes and transcription factors in developing sunflower seeds. Two master transcriptional regulators identified in this analysis, VIV1 (homologous to Arabidopsis ABI3) and FUS3, cooperate in the regulation of WRINKLED 1, a transcriptional factor regulating glycolysis, and fatty acid synthesis in developing oilseeds.

scholarly journals Serratia symbiotica Enhances Fatty Acid Metabolism of Pea Aphid to Promote Host Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5951
Author(s):  
Xiaofei Zhou ◽  
Xiaoyu Ling ◽  
Huijuan Guo ◽  
Keyan Zhu-Salzman ◽  
Feng Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Myristic Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Pea Aphids ◽  
Serratia Symbiotica ◽  
Aphid Host ◽  
Host Development

Bacterial symbionts associated with insects are often involved in host development and ecological adaptation. Serratia symbiotica, a common facultative endosymbiont harbored in pea aphids, improves host fitness and heat tolerance, but studies concerning the nutritional metabolism and impact on the aphid host associated with carrying Serratia are limited. In the current study, we showed that Serratia-infected aphids had a shorter nymphal developmental time and higher body weight than Serratia-free aphids when fed on detached leaves. Genes connecting to fatty acid biosynthesis and elongation were up-regulated in Serratia-infected aphids. Specifically, elevated expression of fatty acid synthase 1 (FASN1) and diacylglycerol-o-acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) could result in accumulation of myristic acid, palmitic acid, linoleic acid, and arachidic acid in fat bodies. Impairing fatty acid synthesis in Serratia-infected pea aphids either by a pharmacological inhibitor or through silencing FASN1 and DGAT2 expression prolonged the nymphal growth period and decreased the aphid body weight. Conversely, supplementation of myristic acid (C14:0) to these aphids restored their normal development and weight gain. Our results indicated that Serratia promoted development and growth of its aphid host through enhancing fatty acid biosynthesis. Our discovery has shed more light on nutritional effects underlying the symbiosis between aphids and facultative endosymbionts.

scholarly journals The Regulation of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Human Skin Fibroblasts

1973 ◽  
Vol 248 (4) ◽  
pp. 1268-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Jacobs ◽  
William S. Sly ◽  
Philip W. Majerus
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Skin Fibroblasts ◽  
Human Skin Fibroblasts ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis

scholarly journals The Condensation Reaction of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

1963 ◽  
Vol 238 (4) ◽  
pp. 1255-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Goldman ◽  
A.W. Alberts ◽  
P. Roy Vagelos
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis ◽  
Condensation Reaction ◽  
Acid Biosynthesis
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