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Study on enantioselective bioaccumulation of tetraconazole in Tenebrio molitor Larvae

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Tenebrio molitor Larvae (Tenebrio molitor L) is one of the most important insects to human being as a protein source. The present work investigated the enantiomeric performance of tetraconazole in Tenebrio molitor L by dietary exposure. Tetraconazole concentration increased rapidly initially and declined slightly from 0.43 to 0.15 mg kg− 1 (S-tetraconazole) and 0.44 to 0.26 mg kg− 1 (R-tetraconazole) in Tenebrio molitor L in the first 3 days in the exposure group of 20 mg kg− 1 in wheat bran, and then increased steeply until the equilibrium in the 14th day with a level of 0.41 mg kg− 1 for S-tetraconazole and 0.68 mg kg− 1 for R-tetraconazole. In 2 mg kg− 1 group, tetraconazole was collected in the initial 3 days with R-tetraconazole preference and obtain an metabolism balance in the following days. The enantiomers in body and feces were of different concentrations with enantioselective performance in Tenebrio molitor L; and no bio-accumulation was observed in this study.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31,972,605), Key Research Development Program of Ningxia (2022BBF03031), and Fundamental Research Funds for Central Research Institutions (ZX1943).

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  2. Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, 100037, Beijing, China

    Chengnan Yin, Yang Wang, Chen Liu, Baoyuan Guo & Songxue Wang

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Yin, C., Wang, Y., Liu, C. et al. Study on enantioselective bioaccumulation of tetraconazole in Tenebrio molitor Larvae. Int J Trop Insect Sci 43, 449–454 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-00955-2

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