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Cholesterol Esters of the Cockroach Eurycotis floridana

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INVESTIGATIONS of the metabolism and occurrence of sterols in insects have led to several reports of the presence of sterol esters in these organisms1–3, and some observations concerning the characteristics of a sterol esterase in at least one species of cockroach have been recorded1. Up to the present time, however, no work on the constitution of the sterol esters of an insect has been described. We have undertaken such a study in relation to a broader investigation of the functions of sterols in the cockroach, Eurycotis floridana, and some of our preliminary findings are reported here.

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BADE, M., CLAYTON, R. Cholesterol Esters of the Cockroach Eurycotis floridana. Nature 197, 77–79 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197077b0

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