蓖麻蚕的养殖及潜在毒素检测的研究进展

Research Progress on the Culture of Castor Silkworm and the Detection of Potential Toxins

蓖麻蚕属于鳞翅目大蚕蛾科的一种昆虫,将蓖麻叶作为主要食物来源,以此实现自身各个阶段的生长发育。越来越多的地区和国家开始养殖蓖麻蚕。然而,蓖麻叶中含有多种有毒物质,蓖麻蚕是否对人体无害尚有待研究。简述了蓖麻蚕的养殖管理,对蓖麻蚕体内可能存在的蓖麻叶中的蓖麻碱、蓖麻毒蛋白、血细胞凝集素和变应原类毒素的检测方法进行简要概述,并对蓖麻蚕的有关食用方面进行了简单展望,以期为蓖麻蚕日后的食用安全性评估研究提供理论参考。

The castor silkworm is an economic insect belonging to the family Lepidoptera.It uses castor leaves as its main food,taking in the nutrients it needs to grow and develop at all stages of its life.More and more regions and countries are starting to breed castor worms.However,castor leaves contain a variety of toxic substances,and it has yet to be researched whether castor worms are harmless to humans.This paper briefly described the management of the castor silkworm,discussed the possible detection of ricin,ricin toxin,haemagglutinin and allergenic toxins in castor leaves,and gave a brief outlook on the application of castor silkworm in relation to food,with a view to providing a theoretical reference for future studies on the assessment of food safety in castor silkworm.