Juvenile hormone: Production, regulation, current application in vector control and its future applications
https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.3.066
- Author:
Nur Aliah, N.A.
1
;
Ab-Rahim, S.
2
;
Moore, H.E.
3
;
Heo, C.C.
1
,
4
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia&
2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
3. Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8LA UK
4. Institute for Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Juvenile hormones;
corpora allata;
insect brain;
insect physiology;
pest control
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2021;38(No.3):254-264
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Juvenile hormone is an exclusive hormone found in insects which involves regulating various insect physiology. A total of eight juvenile hormones have been identified in insects which include JH 0, JH I, JH II, JH III, 4-methyl JH I (Iso- JH 0), JHB III, JHSB III, and MF. Corpora allata are the glands responsible for the production and synthesis of these hormones. They are involved in moulting, reproduction, polyethism, and behavioural regulations in different orders of insects. Factors such as diet temperatures, photoperiods, and plant compounds affect the biosynthesis and regulation of juvenile hormones. Juvenile hormones analogue is usually used to disrupt normal regulation of JH and this analogue is categorized as insect-growth regulators (IGRs) and is widely used in pest control as an alternative to chemical insecticides. Other applications of biosynthesis activities of this hormone have not been explored in the area of JHs. In this review, current applications of JHs with an addition of their future application will be discussed.
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