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Juvenile hormone, the Glossary

Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of acyclic sesquiterpenoids that regulate many aspects of insect physiology.^[1]

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Insect developmental biology
Insect hormones

Acetate

An acetate is a salt formed by the combination of acetic acid with a base (e.g. alkaline, earthy, metallic, nonmetallic or radical base).

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Acetyl-CoA

Acetyl-CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.

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Aedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: "hateful" and /aɪˈdʒɛpti/ from Latin, meaning "of Egypt"), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.

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Agrotis ipsilon

Agrotis ipsilon, the dark sword-grass, black cutworm, greasy cutworm, floodplain cutworm or ipsilon dart, is a small noctuid moth found worldwide.

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Allatostatin

Allatostatins are neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea. Juvenile hormone and Allatostatin are insect hormones.

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Beehive

A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young.

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Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Carniolan honey bee

The Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica, Pollmann) is a subspecies of the western honey bee.

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Carroll Williams

Carroll Milton Williams (December 2, 1916 in Oregon Hill, Virginia October 11, 1991 in Watertown, Massachusetts) was an American zoologist known for his work in entomology and developmental biology—in particular, metamorphosis in insects, for which he won the George Ledlie Prize.

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Chemical Abstracts Service

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) is a division of the American Chemical Society.

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Chloridea virescens

Chloridea virescens, commonly known as the tobacco budworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found throughout the eastern and southwestern United States along with parts of Central America and South America.

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Cistern

A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.

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Citric acid

Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula.

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Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.

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Corpus allatum

In insect physiology and anatomy, the corpus allatum (plural: corpora allata) is an endocrine gland that generates juvenile hormone; as such, it plays a crucial role in metamorphosis.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea, a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp.

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Cytosol

The cytosol, also known as cytoplasmic matrix or groundplasm, is one of the liquids found inside cells (intracellular fluid (ICF)).

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Diapause

In animal dormancy, diapause is the delay in development in response to regular and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions.

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Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate

Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP; or alternatively, dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMADP); also isoprenyl pyrophosphate) is an isoprenoid precursor.

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Diminutive

A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to derogatorily belittle something or someone.

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Drosophila

Drosophila is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit.

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Ecdysis

Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticle in many invertebrates of the clade Ecdysozoa.

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Ecdysone

Ecdysone is a prohormone of the major insect molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone, secreted from the prothoracic glands. Juvenile hormone and Ecdysone are insect developmental biology and insect hormones.

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Endocrine gland

Endocrine glands are ductless glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood.

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Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

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Epoxide

In organic chemistry, an epoxide is a cyclic ether, where the ether forms a three-atom ring: two atoms of carbon and one atom of oxygen.

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Farnesol

Farnesol is a natural 15-carbon organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol.

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Farnesyl diphosphate synthase

Farnesyl diphosphate synthase may refer to.

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Farnesyl pyrophosphate

Farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP), also known as farnesyl diphosphate (FDP), is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of terpenes and terpenoids such as sterols and carotenoids.

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Fly

Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wing".

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Forage (honey bee)

For bees, their forage or food supply consists of nectar and pollen from blooming plants within their flight range.

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G protein-coupled receptor

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as seven-(pass)-transmembrane domain receptors, 7TM receptors, heptahelical receptors, serpentine receptors, and G protein-linked receptors (GPLR), form a large group of evolutionarily related proteins that are cell surface receptors that detect molecules outside the cell and activate cellular responses.

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Hemolymph

Hemolymph, or haemolymph, is a fluid, analogous to the blood in vertebrates, that circulates in the interior of the arthropod (invertebrate) body, remaining in direct contact with the animal's tissues.

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Honey bee

A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect within the genus Apis of the bee clade, all native to mainland Afro-Eurasia. Juvenile hormone and honey bee are Beekeeping.

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Hormone

A hormone (from the Greek participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is a class of signaling molecules in multicellular organisms that are sent to distant organs or tissues by complex biological processes to regulate physiology and behavior.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Insect growth regulator

An insect growth regulator (IGR) is a chemical insecticide that kills insects indirectly by disrupting their life cycles.

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Insect physiology

Insect physiology includes the physiology and biochemistry of insect organ systems.

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Insecticide

Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects.

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Instar

An instar (from the Latin īnstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached. Juvenile hormone and instar are insect developmental biology.

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Isopentenyl pyrophosphate

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP, isopentenyl diphosphate, or IDP) is an isoprenoid precursor.

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Juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase

Juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase (JHEH) is an enzyme that inactivates insect juvenile hormones.

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Juvenile-hormone esterase

The enzyme juvenile hormone esterase (EC 3.1.1.59, systematic name methyl-(2E,6E,10R)-10,11-epoxy-3,7,11-trimethyltrideca-2,6-dienoate acylhydrolase, JH esterase) catalyzes the hydrolysis of juvenile hormone.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Juvenile hormone and larva are insect developmental biology.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths.

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Manduca sexta

Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the Americas.

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Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation.

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Methoprene

Methoprene is a juvenile hormone (JH) analog which acts as a growth regulator when used as an insecticide.

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Mevalonic acid

Mevalonic acid (MVA) is a key organic compound in biochemistry; the name is a contraction of dihydroxymethylvalerolactone.

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Mitochondrion

A mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.

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Molecular geometry

Molecular geometry is the three-dimensional arrangement of the atoms that constitute a molecule.

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Mosquito

Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species.

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Moulting

In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.

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Mythimna unipuncta

Mythimna unipuncta, the true armyworm moth, white-speck moth, common armyworm, or rice armyworm, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

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Neoteny

Neoteny, also called juvenilization,Montagu, A. (1989).

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Pheromone

A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.

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Polyphenism

A polyphenic trait is a trait for which multiple, discrete phenotypes can arise from a single genotype as a result of differing environmental conditions.

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Propionic acid

Propionic acid (from the Greek words πρῶτος: prōtos, meaning "first", and πίων: píōn, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula.

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Propionyl-CoA

Propionyl-CoA is a coenzyme A derivative of propionic acid.

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Rhodnius

Rhodnius is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Triatominae (the kissing bugs), and is an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease.

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Secretion

Secretion is the movement of material from one point to another, such as a secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland.

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Sesquiterpene

Sesquiterpenes are a class of terpenes that consist of three isoprene units and often have the molecular formula C15H24.

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Skeletal formula

The skeletal formula, line-angle formula, bond-line formula or shorthand formula of an organic compound is a type of molecular structural formula that serves as a shorthand representation of a molecule's bonding and some details of its molecular geometry.

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Statin

Statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of medications that reduce illness and mortality in people who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Thiolase

Thiolases, also known as acetyl-coenzyme A acetyltransferases (ACAT), are enzymes which convert two units of acetyl-CoA to acetoacetyl CoA in the mevalonate pathway.

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Vincent Wigglesworth

Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth CBE FRS (17 April 1899 – 11 February 1994) was a British entomologist who made significant contributions to the field of insect physiology.

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Vitellogenesis

Vitellogenesis is the process of yolk protein formation in the oocytes during sexual maturation.

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Vitellogenin

Vitellogenin (VTG or less popularly known as VG) (from Latin vitellus, yolk, and genero, I produce) is a precursor of egg yolk that transports protein and some lipid from the liver through the blood to the growing oocytes where it becomes part of the yolk. Juvenile hormone and Vitellogenin are Beekeeping and insect hormones.

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Worker bee

A worker bee is any female bee that lacks the reproductive capacity of the colony's queen bee and carries out the majority of tasks needed for the functioning of the hive. Juvenile hormone and worker bee are Beekeeping.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_hormone

Also known as Juvenile hormone I, Juvenile hormone II, Juvenile hormone III, Juvenile hormones, Neotenin, Vitelogenic hormone.

, Mitochondrion, Molecular geometry, Mosquito, Moulting, Mythimna unipuncta, Neoteny, Pheromone, Polyphenism, Propionic acid, Propionyl-CoA, Rhodnius, Secretion, Sesquiterpene, Skeletal formula, Statin, Thiolase, Vincent Wigglesworth, Vitellogenesis, Vitellogenin, Worker bee, World Health Organization.

Juvenile hormone, the Glossary

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Insect developmental biology

Insect hormones

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