Abstract: High level of uric acid was found in the haemolymph of the sixth instar larva of the moth, Orthaga exvinacea Hampson. The uric acid level was found to be varying from 3.8 µmole/ml to 5.59 µmole/ml in the unit volume of haemolymph. In the total volume of haemolymph, the uric acid concentration was varying from 0.08 µmole/total tissue to 0.20 µmole/total tissue during sixth instar development. It is suggested that uric acid is playing an important role in the maintenance of the homeostatic equilibrium of the internal environment of the insect larva.
Keywords: Uric acid, haemolymph, Orthaga exvinacea, insect larva.
Title: URIC ACID TITRE IN THE HAEMOLYMPH OF THE DEVELOPING SIXTH INSTAR LARVA OF THE MOTH ORTHAGA EXVINACEA HAMPSON
Author: Balu T. Kuzhivelil
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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