Uses
Adipokinetic hormone Gryllus bimaculatus (Grybi-AKH) is an adipokinetic hormone that regulates energy homeostasis in insects by mobilizing lipid and carbohydrate from the fat body. Adipokinetic hormone Gryllus bimaculatus stimulates the locomotor activity of the two-spotted cricket. Adipokinetic hormone Gryllus bimaculatus can also be used in studies to regulate body weight, induce weight loss and alleviate glycogen storage disorders in humans[1][2][3].
References
[1] Lorenz M W, et al. Lipid mobilization and locomotor stimulation in Gryllus bimaculatus by topically applied adipokinetic hormone[J]. Physiological Entomology, 2004, 29(2): 146-151.
[2] Zhou YJ, et al. Effects of adipokinetic hormone and its related peptide on maintaining hemolymph carbohydrate and lipid levels in the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2018 Feb;82(2):274-284. DOI:
10.1080/09168451.2017.1422106[3] Bernice Z. Schacter, et al. Compositions and methods for promoting lipid mobilization, glycogen mobilization, or both, in humans. Patent WO2003066080A1.
