Biochemical and cytochemical studies of the enzymatic activity of the venom glands of workers of honey bee Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera,Apidae) |
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| Authors: | Rusleyd Maria Magalh?es de Abreu Regina Lúcia Morelli Silva de Moraes Maria Izabel Camargo-Mathias |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, S/N, Niterói, 24210-346, RJ, Brazil;2. Núcleo de Estudos do Mar, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 88040-900, SC, Brazil;3. Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Santa Alexandrina, 288, Rio de Janeiro, 20261-232, RJ, Brazil;4. Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas, InSTEC, Quinta de los Molinos, Ave. Salvador Allende y Luaces, Plaza de la Revolución, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba;5. Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Instituto de Biologia Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil;1. School of Life Sciences, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Bldg WHI, M/S 4004, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, United States;2. Department of Chemistry, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Bldg CHE, M/S 4003, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4003, United States;1. Department of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California;2. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California;3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiation Therapy, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany;4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California;5. Department of Radiation Oncology, Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California;1. School of Basic Medicine and Biological Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, PR China;2. National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Biochemical studies revealed that the activity of some hydrolytic enzymes from the venom glands of honey bee Apis mellifera was higher in workers of 14 days of age than in those of 40 days. Among these enzymes, the highest activity was recorded for acid phosphatase, which was cytochemically detected throughout the length of the secretory filament and surrounding the canaliculi of the distal region of the reservoir. The acid phosphatase was considered to be a typical secretion product, since it was present in the cytoplasm as well as in the canaliculi of the secretory cells. |
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