Characteristics of lipid fractions of larvae of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens.
Abstract
The lipid fraction of larvae of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens was shown to contain lauric acid (38.43 wt %) and its esters, azelaic and sebacic acids, and azelaic acid dibutyl ester. The dominant compound in the group of identified glycerides was lauric acid monoglyceride (0.70 wt %). Glycerides were also represented by triglycerides and diglycerides of lauric acid. Sterols were represented primarily by phytosterols (over 75%), the major of which was alpha-sitosterol (45%). The identified lipid complex composition is apparently determined by the biological characteristics of the fly Hermetia illucens and ensures antibacterial defence of larvae and stability of lipids at changing ambient temperature.
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Hermetia illucens oil has a very similar fatty acid profile and quality compared to coconut and palm kernel oil.
“HI oil also consists of various monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglyceride, showing a very similar fatty acid profile and quality compared to that of coconut and palm kernel oil (Ushakova et al., 2016; Muller et al., 2017; Spranghers et al., 2017).”
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Borrelli, L., Varriale, L., Dipineto, L., Pace, A., Menna, L. F., & Fioretti, A. (2021) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.620798 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Ushakova, N. A., Brodskii, E. S., Kovalenko, A. A., Bastrakov, A. I., Kozlova, A. A., & Pavlov, D. S.
- Affiliations
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
- Venue
- Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Publisher
- Pleiades Publishing Ltd
- Published
- 2016-05
- Volume
- 468
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 209-212
- ISSN
- 1607-6729 (ISSN-L)
- 1608-3091
- OpenAlex
- W2465601757
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 7.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Utilization and Effects
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Keywords
- Hermetia illucens, black soldier fly larvae, insect lipids, fatty acid composition, lauric acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, glycerides, triglycerides, diacylglycerol, phytosterols, lipid stability, antibacterial defense
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Chromatography, Gas, Decanoic Acids, Dicarboxylic Acids, Diptera, Glycerides, Larva, Lauric Acids, Methylene Chloride, Solvents, Mass Spectrometry, Sterols
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