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Some Biochemical Aspects of Eumelanin Formation in Insect Immunity

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Insect Immunity

Part of the book series: Series Entomologica ((SENT,volume 48))

Abstract

Insects employ an arsenal of defences to successfully combat a diversity of nonself components. Their immune responses include phagocytosis, nodule formation, agglutination, secretion of antibacterial proteins, and cellular encapsulation (Ashida and Yamazaki, 1990; Boman et al, 1991; Christensen and Nappi, 1988; Coombe et al, 1984; Götz, 1986; Götz and Boman, 1985; Gupta, 1988; Lackie, 1988; Ratcliffe et al., 1985; Salt, 1970; Schmidt and Theopold, 1991; Söderhall, 1982; Sugumaran, 1990). Presently, very little is understood about the initial events of immune recognition, or how the various cellular and biochemical effector responses potentiated by the recognition process kill foreign organisms.

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Nappi, A.J., Sugumaran, M. (1993). Some Biochemical Aspects of Eumelanin Formation in Insect Immunity. In: Pathak, J.P.N. (eds) Insect Immunity. Series Entomologica, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1618-3_10

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