Oral Transfer of Anti-Aging Substances: Key Chemical Found in Reproductive Caste of Termites.

ABSTRACT: With the rapid increase in global population aging, the incidence and mortality rates of age-related diseases are rising, becoming a worldwide issue. Therefore, researching and discovering natural compounds with anti-aging properties is crucial. Social insects such as termites exhibit significant differences in lifespan between reproductive and non-reproductive castes. Reproductive castes are exclusively fed by worker termites through trophallaxis, providing a convenient model for the discovery of natural anti-aging compounds. This thesis systematically investigates the trophallactic fluid among different caste members of termite Reticulitermes labralis. A total of 1028 metabolites were identified in the trophallactic fluid, seven of which have been validated in the KEGG database to

SUBMITTER: Peng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855088 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature