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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Prey digestion in the midgut of the predatory bug Podisus nigrispinus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) |
Autor(es): | Fialho, Maria C.Q. Moreira, Nathalia R. Zanuncio, José C. Ribeiro, Alberto F. Terra, Walter R. Serrão, José E. |
Abstract: | Pre-oral digestion is described as the liquefaction of the solid tissues of the prey by secretions of the predator. It is uncertain if pre-oral digestion means pre-oral dispersion of food or true digestion in the sense of the stepwise bond breaking of food polymers to release monomers to be absorbed. Collagenase is the only salivary proteinase, which activity is significant (10%) in relation to Podisus nigrispinus midgut activities. This suggests that pre-oral digestion in P. nigrispinus consists in prey tissue dispersion. This was confirmed by the finding of prey muscles fibers inside P. nigrispinus midguts. Soluble midgut hydrolases from P. nigrispinus were partially purified by ion-exchange chromatography, followed by gel filtration. Two cathepsin L-like proteinases (CAL1 and CAL2) were isolated with the properties: CAL1 (14.7 kDa, pH optimum (pHo) 5.5, km with carbobenzoxy-Phe-Arg-methylcoumarin, Z-FR-MCA, 32 μM); CAL2 (17 kDa, pHo 5.5, km 11 μM Z-FR-MCA). Only a single molecular species was found for the other enzymes with the following properties are: amylase (43 kDa, pHo 5.5, km 0.1% starch), aminopeptidase (125 kDa, pHo 5.5, km 0.11 mM l-Leucine-p-nitroanilide), α-glucosidase (90 kDa, pHo 5.0, km 5 mM with p-nitrophenyl α-d-glucoside). CAL molecular masses are probably underestimated due to interaction with the column. Taking into account the distribution of hydrolases along P. nigrispinus midguts, carbohydrate digestion takes place mainly at the anterior midgut, whereas protein digestion occurs mostly in middle and posterior midgut, as previously described in seed- sucker and blood-feeder hemipterans. |
Palavras-chave: | Pre-oral digestion Pre-oral food dispersion Midgut digestion Cathepsin L Amylase α-Glucosidase Collagenase |
Editor: | Journal of Insect Physiology |
Tipo de Acesso: | Open Access |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.03.009 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/21410 |
Data do documento: | Jun-2012 |
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