Krebs cycle and respiratory chain component concentrations/activities

Chronological age is associated with Krebs cycle and respiratory chain component concentrations/activities in A. mellifera.

“reaching the maximum at 28 days of age in the fat body segments of naturally aging workers, and then decreasing in the oldest ones (at 35 days of age).”

Model organismsNaturally aging workersfat body

The Efficiency of the Krebs Cycle and the Respiratory Chain in Physiologically and Prematurely Aging Bees (Apis mellifera)

International journal of molecular sciences·28 Jul 2025

Natural aging is associated with Krebs cycle and respiratory chain component concentrations/activities in A. mellifera.

“the concentrations/activities of the tested components were higher in all the segments of the fat body and all the age groups when compared to the prematurely aging workers.”

Model organismsNaturally aging workers compared with prematurely aging workers affected by V. destructorfat body

The Efficiency of the Krebs Cycle and the Respiratory Chain in Physiologically and Prematurely Aging Bees (Apis mellifera)

International journal of molecular sciences·28 Jul 2025