Dwijendra K Gupta
Articles written in Journal of Biosciences
Volume 1 Issue 4 December 1979 pp 441-446
Exposure of the silkworm
Cold exposure brought about significant decrease in enzymic activity of proteases, aminotransferases, diacylglycerol lipase and in the amounts of some haemolymph sugars and polyols. However, glycerol increased sharply in response to severe cold exposure. There was also a marked increase in the levels of protein, pyruvate, total free amino acids, total lipid, phospholipid and triacylglycerols.
In the colder environment, carbohydrates served as the energy source. Glycerol appears to have conferred cryoprotection to the cold-stressed
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