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| Jürgen Jacob3, Gottfried Raab3, Udo Hoppeb | Requires cookie* | | | Title
| Surface Lipids of the Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina L.)  | | | | Abstract
| Surface lipids obtained from the silverfish by short-term solvent extraction contain ali phatic hydrocarbons, monoester waxes, cholesteryl esters, triglycerides, free cholesterol, and free fatty acids. Together, cholesteryl esters and free cholesterol account for >30% of the total lipids. As found for other arthropods living in aquatic or moist environments unsaturated homo-logues predominate among the acidic constituents. The cuticular lipid composition o f silverfish resembles that of other more primitive arthro pod forms such as stoneflies and dragonflies. | | | |
Reference
| Z. Naturforsch. 52c, 109—113 (1997); received October 4/October 29 1996 | | | |
Published
| 1997 | | | |
Keywords
| Insects, Zygentoma, Cuticular Lipids, Chemotaxonomy, 3-Methylalkanes | | | |
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