M
Mertxe de Renobales
Researcher at University of Nevada, Reno
Publications - 22
Citations - 1474
Mertxe de Renobales is an academic researcher from University of Nevada, Reno. The author has contributed to research in topics: Linoleic acid & Fatty acid. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1404 citations.
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Fatty acids in insects: Composition, metabolism, and biological significance
David W. Stanley-Samuelson,Russell A. Jurenka,Colleen Cripps,Gary J. Blomquist,Mertxe de Renobales +4 more
TL;DR: Little is known at the biochemical level about the regulation of fatty acid metabolism, and it is suggested that work in this area represents another frontier in insect biochemistry.
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Chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology of insect cuticular lipids
TL;DR: The chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology of insect cuticular lipids, and the structural elucidation of methylalkanes, particularly the mass spectral interpretation of multi-methyl-branched alkanes, is reviewed.
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Biosynthesis of linoleic acid in a termite, cockroach and cricket
TL;DR: The de novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid was demonstrated in the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, the termite, Zootermopsis angusticollis and the cricket and it was demonstrated that radioactivity was incorporated into the fragments containing carbons 1–9 and 13–18, suggesting that the entire molecule was labelled.
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De novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid in insects
TL;DR: The de novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid was demonstrated in 8 of the 32 insect species examined, which include members of three orders and encompass both holometabolous and hemimetabolous species.
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Biosynthesis of linoleic acid in insects
Mertxe de Renobales,Colleen Cripps,David W. Stanley-Samuelson,Russell A. Jurenka,Gary J. Blomquist +4 more
TL;DR: The de novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid (9,12-octadecadienoic acid) has been demonstrated in 15 insect species representing four orders, implying the ability to insert double bonds on both sides of the Δ position of oleic acid.