Table 2 The functional substances of tumor inhibition in edible insects
From: The exploration and utilization of functional substances in edible insects: a review
Functional substances | Insect species | References |
|---|---|---|
Anti-microbial peptide | Bombyx mori, Castor silkworm, Hyalophra cecropia, Tobacco hornworm, Sarcophagidae, Oestris ovis, Drosophila melanogaster, Honeybee, Meal beetle, Locusta migratoria manilensis, Meloidae, Dynastidae, butterflies | |
Polysaccharides | Ericerus pela Chavannes, Silkworm Chrysalis, Tenebrio molitor, Periplaneta americana, Heterolocha jinyinhuaphaga Chu, Eupolyphagasinensis Walker | Sun, Feng, et al. 2009; He et al. 2008 & He 2011; Zhao et al. 2012 |
Interferon | Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae | |
Sex attractant hormones | Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae | Zhang & Hu 2000 |
Steroidal materia | Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae, Blattodea | Ran & Zhao 2014 |
Cordycepin | Cordyceps sinensis | |
Trace elements | Polyrhachis vicina Roger, Anomala corpulenta, Motschulsky, Polyrhachis lamellidens, Periplaneta americana, Rhynchophorus phoenicis, Tenebrio molitor, Zophobas morio, Drosophila melanogaster, Hermetia illucens, Musca domestica, Bombyx mori, Acheta domesticus, Ruspolia differens, Sphenarium histrio, Sphenarium purpurascens, Imbrasia truncata, Euschistus egglestoni, Apis mellifera, Oecophylla virescens, Polybia occidentalis, Bee brood, Macrotermes nigeriensis, Anaphe venata, Usta terpsichore, Boopedon flaviventris | Liu & Wei 2002; Wang et al. 2004; Józefiak et al. 2016; Kulma et al. 2016; Arunthirumeni et al. 2021 |
Vitamin | Tenebrio molitor, Gryllus assimilis, Locusta migratoria, Shelfordella lateralis, | Douglas 2017; Schmidt et al. 2018; Liu et al. 2019; Zhang et al. 2020 |
Chitin/chitosan | Tenebrio molitor, Heliothis zea, Hypera postica, Drosophila melanogaster, Atta cephalotes isthmicola, Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere, Dendrolimus punctata tehchangensis Tsai et Liu, Dendrolimus punctata wenshanensis Tsai et Liu | Merzendorfer, 2006; Merzendorfer & Zimoch 2003; Hahn et al. 2020; Lucas et al. 2021 |
Others | Aspongopus chinensis |