Analysis of the amino acid composition of pollen to feed bees with ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)

  • Mikhail Yu. Syromyatnikov graduate student, Department of Genetics, cytology, and Bioengineering, Voronezh State University,Voronezh. E-mail: mihan.vrn@mail.ru
  • Oleg Yu. Fomenko PhD, Laboratory Head patobiohimii, SSI "All-Russian Research Institute of Veterinary Pathology Pharmacology and Therapeutics", Voronezh
  • Alexey V. Lopatin PhD, a leading biologist, biological, educational and scientific center of VSU "Venevitinovo", Voronezh State University, Voronezh
  • Tatiana M. Gorbachevа graduate student, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Physiology, Voronezh State University, Voronezh
  • Vasiliy N. Popov PhD, head of the department of genetics, cytology and Bioengineering, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Informatization, Voronezh State University, Voronezh
Keywords: UPLC, pollen, bumblebees, Bombus terrestris, amino acids.

Abstract

Amino acids composition of plant pollen used as bumblebees forage was investigated by the UPLC
method. Variation in amino acid composition among various harvests of pollen is revealed. We noted the
high difference in the content of glycine between different stocks of pollen. There is also a substantial
difference in the content of an essential amino acid lysine.

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Published
2019-11-25
How to Cite
Syromyatnikov, M. Y., Fomenko, O. Y., Lopatin, A. V., GorbachevаT. M., & Popov, V. N. (2019). Analysis of the amino acid composition of pollen to feed bees with ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Sorbtsionnye I Khromatograficheskie Protsessy, 12(4). Retrieved from https://journals.vsu.ru/sorpchrom/article/view/1842