Content difference of 1-deoxynojirimycin in fifty varieties and its correlation with viability of the edible insectBombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
Abstract:Silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a traditional edible insect. Whole silkworm powder contains 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ). DNJ is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor with hypoglycaemic activity. The silkworm cannot synthesise DNJ by itself, most of the DNJ in silkworm is obtained by the consumption of mulberry leaves. In this study, the DNJ content of silkworm in different developmental stages and that of 50 representative resource varieties were measured, its correlation with viability of the variety was analysed. The result… Show more
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