历来,以昆虫为对象的生理活性物质的探索,其研究对象仅限于靶标器官,由于数量的限制故而困难重重,尤其是有关肽激素的知识更需有长期的积累。但是,最近利用高速液相色谱法的分离、精制和微量氨基酸分析技术已成为有效的手段,再加之分子生物学方法的应用使昆虫肽的研究有了飞跃的进步。仅在过去5年间,以羽化激素开始,又从昆虫中分离出前胸腺刺激激素、利尿激素、肌走性因子和性信息素合成促进肽等,并阐明了它们的化学 Historically, the exploration of physiologically active substances targeted to insects has been limited to target organs due to the limited number of subjects. In particular, the knowledge about peptide hormones requires long-term accumulation. However, the recent use of high-performance liquid chromatography separation, purification and trace amino acid analysis technology has become an effective means, coupled with the application of molecular biology methods insect peptide research has made leaps and bounds. In the past five years alone, the thymus stimulating hormone, the diuretic hormone, the muscular walking factor, the sex pheromone synthesis promoting peptide and the like were isolated from insects and their chemical