royal jelly

Term ID

CHEBI:78665

Synonyms

queen bee jelly

Definition

A mixture secreted by the hypopharyngeal gland of young worker bees (Apis mellifera) and fed as it is secreted to the queen bee and to larvae that are being raised as potential queen bees; it is not stored. Water makes up about two thirds of fresh royal jelly, with the remainder consisting mostly of proteins and sugars, followed by lipids (mostly free fatty acids containing short (8 to 10 carbon atom) chains with uncommon structures) and water-soluble vitamins.

References

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Resources

CTD

Relationships

is a type of: mixture

mixture Show first 5 Terms
has_part: (E)-10-hydroxydec-2-enoic acid D-fructose D-glucose erlose fatty acid ... Show All 14 Terms

(E)-10-hydroxydec-2-enoic acid D-fructose D-glucose erlose fatty acid glycoprotein L-lysine L-proline maltose melibiose protein ribose trehalose water Show first 5 Terms
has_role: animal metabolite antibacterial agent

animal metabolite antibacterial agent Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from royal jelly

Phenotype where environments contain royal jelly

Phenotype modified by environments containing royal jelly

Human Disease Model