Table 3.
Concentration of amino metabolites (mM) in haemolymph of silkworm (Bombyx mori L strain P50) (the first number denotes day and second one instars, e.g, 5d5I: day 5 in the fifth instar; pP: pre-pupa).
| Amino metabolites | 3d3I | 5d5I | pP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Deoxynojirimycin | 6.136 ± 0.748 | 5.027 ± 0.608 | 0.467 ± 0.115 |
| L-Glutamine | 10.248 ± 3.674 | 10.073 ± 1.397 | 15.326 ± 0.678 |
| L-Asparagine | 2.157 ± 0.545 | 3.179 ± 0.388 | 2.873 ± 1.058 |
| L-Glutamic acid | 0.487 ± 0.179 | 0.107 ± 0.046 | 5.166 ± 3.227 |
| L-Aspartic acid | 0.071 ± 0.038 | 0.049 ± 0.013 | 0.643 ± 0.421 |
| Glycine | 6.078 ± 1.382 | 5.620 ± 0.546 | 12.242 ± 1.484 |
| L-Alanine | 3.065 ± 0.643 | 3.197 ± 1.194 | 5.441 ± 1.688 |
| L-Serine | 7.318 ± 1.556 | 10.807 ± 0.892 | 7.629 ± 0.284 |
| L-Threonine | 4.748 ± 1.570 | 2.998 ± 0.583 | 7.158 ± 0.777 |
| L-Valine | 5.508 ± 1.674 | 1.570 ± 0.582 | 7.570 ± 0.401 |
| L-Isoleucine | 4.548 ± 0.743 | 0.880 ± 0.319 | 8.857 ± 1.393 |
| L-Leucine | 3.794 ± 0.602 | 0.664 ± 0.258 | 7.287 ± 0.815 |
| L-Proline | 2.293 ± 0.866 | 1.085 ± 0.298 | 8.104 ± 1.160 |
| L-Methionine | 1.067 ± 0.285 | 0.520 ± 0.140 | 1.766 ± 0.390 |
| L-Histidine | 5.010 ± 1.642 | 18.247 ± 1.514 | 38.693 ± 2.239 |
| L-Lysine | 11.175 ± 4.222 | 3.955 ± 0.713 | 8.848 ± 1.069 |
| L-Arginine | 3.514 ± 1.394 | 0.723 ± 0.145 | 2.696 ± 0.215 |
| L-Phenylalanine | 0.450 ± 0.101 | 0.465 ± 0.073 | 1.588 ± 0.240 |
| L-Tyrosine | 3.696 ± 0.588 | 0.110 ± 0.058 | 4.343 ± 0.944 |
| L-Tryptophan | 0.315 ± 0.076 | 0.098 ± 0.025 | 1.412 ± 0.323 |
| β-alanine | 0.459 ± 0.200 | 0.256 ± 0.042 | 0.284 ± 0.046 |
| L-Ornithine | 3.660 ± 1.900 | 9.224 ± 2.090 | 0.613 ± 0.296 |
| L-Citrulline | 0.235 ± 0.038 | 0.083 ± 0.030 | 0.013 ± 0.001 |
| 4-Hydroxy-L-proline | 0.057 ± 0.014 | 0.146 ± 0.017 | 0.033 ± 0.004 |
| L-2-aminoadipic acid | 0.004 ± 0.001 | 0.051 ± 0.022 | 0.041 ± 0.012 |
| γ-Aminobutyric acid | 0.003 ± 0.001 | 0.019 ± 0.006 | 0.012 ± 0.003 |
| DL-3-aminoisobutyric acid | 0.023 ± 0.017 | 0.057 ± 0.007 | 0.018 ± 0.003 |
| L-2-Aminobutyric acid | 0.047 ± 0.009 | 0.064 ± 0.014 | 0.131 ± 0.021 |
| 3-hydroxykynurenine | 1.662 ± 0.103 | 0.074 ± 0.005 | 0.402 ± 0.090 |
| 1-Methyl-L-histidine | 0.050 ± 0.012 | 0.014 ± 0.002 | 0.340 ± 0.054 |
| 3-Methyl-L-histidine | 0.064 ± 0.022 | 0.017 ± 0.003 | 0.022 ± 0.003 |
| Nε,Nε,Nε-trimethyllysine | 0.880 ± 0.166 | 1.270 ± 0.158 | 1.980 ± 0.197 |
| Dopamine | 0.032 ± 0.011 | 0.006 ± 0.001 | 0.059 ± 0.018 |
| 3,4-dihydroxy-DL-phenylalanine | 0.611 ± 0.182 | 0.847 ± 0.206 | 1.422 ± 0.328 |
| Cysteine | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 0.020 ± 0.004 | 0.049 ± 0.013 |
| Cystine | 0.098 ± 0.028 | 0.091 ± 0.027 | 0.113 ± 0.031 |
| DL-Methionine sulfoxide | 0.053 ± 0.022 | 0.017 ± 0.004 | 10.881 ± 1.776 |
| DL-Methionine sulfone | 0.003 ± 0.000 | 0.008 ± 0.001 | 0.019 ± 0.001 |
| Cystathionine | 2.632 ± 0.373 | 2.380 ± 0.472 | 4.502 ± 0.767 |
| Glutathione disulfide | 0.134 ± 0.018 | 0.028 ± 0.008 | 0.155 ± 0.032 |
| Putrescine | 2.262 ± 0.374 | 4.366 ± 0.691 | 15.754 ± 1.940 |
| 1,3-Diaminopropane | 0.011 ± 0.003 | 0.021 ± 0.003 | 0.050 ± 0.005 |
| O-Phosphorylethanolamine | 0.209 ± 0.081 | 0.165 ± 0.031 | 4.778 ± 0.845 |
| Ethanolamine | 0.036 ± 0.006 | 0.011 ± 0.001 | 0.043 ± 0.004 |
| NH4 + | 0.188 ± 0.118 | 0.031 ± 0.013 | 1.151 ± 0.059 |