近日，北京易科泰提供的昆蟲呼吸代謝測量系統在中科院分子植物創新中心完成了安裝培訓工作。該系統為模塊式多通道配置，具備有雙通道差分氧氣分析系統、高分辨率CO2 與水汽分析系統、雙通道2化蠶或多化蠶滯育生理耗氧率監測單元，以及Thermo-RGB一體式紅外熱成像與可見光成像融合分析單元等配置。未來將用于多種昆蟲樣品的呼吸與能量代謝測量，助力于昆蟲分子遺傳、昆蟲與植物相互作用、昆蟲與微生物相互作用、昆蟲發育、昆蟲先天免疫、昆蟲RNA選擇性剪切、昆蟲生物地理、協同進化、昆蟲化學生態學、昆蟲生理學和昆蟲毒理學等多領域的科學探索。

易科泰專注于為昆蟲科學、昆蟲與植物互作等動植物研究領域提供全面且精準的定制化技術解決方案，其昆蟲呼吸-能量代謝產品線具備以下特點：

l 便攜式、模塊式適用于不同的研究場景

高精度、高分辨率、高行業認可度，是國內外發表高質量科學論文數量的科學儀器

多種系統連接、設置、分析模式，可測試包括所有昆蟲和節肢動物等

服務客戶包括但不限于：昆蟲學家、比較生理學家、生態學家和生物醫學研究人員等

l 豐富靈活的擴展、兼容、升級功能

支持昆蟲行為學、Thermo-RGB融合成像、C13穩定性同位素示蹤、昆蟲腸道甲烷排放監測等

研究案例

下圖為南非斯泰倫博斯大學保護生態學和昆蟲學系科研人員利用該昆蟲呼吸代謝測量系統研究了不同溫度、不同氧分壓、不同發育階段家蠶個體的平均代謝率（VCO2）、最大代謝率(VCO2max)、熱敏感度（Q10）等參數，研究數據表明氧氣安全邊際設定了呼吸空氣的該無脊椎動物的熱極限，這種影響的大小可能調和了迄今為止在不同分類群中發現的氧氣限制對熱耐受性的差異。（Boardman L, Terblanche JS. Oxygen safety margins set thermal limits in an insect model system. J Exp Biol. 2015 Jun;218(Pt 11):1677-85. doi: 10.1242/jeb.120261. PMID: 26041031.）

附部分國內昆蟲研究客戶發表文獻目錄：

1、Chen, H., Huang, S. P., Lin, C. P., Chen, Z. Y., & Hsu, Y. (2024). Energetically costly weaponry in the large morph of male stag beetles. Journal of Zoology, 324(4), 277-286.

2、Dong, X., Ma, B. & Fang, Y. Integrated respiratory metabolism and hemolymph proteome of caste specific features during honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) development. Sci Data (2026). 

3、J.Zhou, J.Chen, H.Zhang, et al. “A Cold Stress-Activated Endocrine Sentinel Chemical Hormone Promotes Insect Survival via Mitochondrial Adaptations Through the Adipokinetic Hormone Receptor." Advanced Science13, no. 10 (2026): e09822.

4、Long Ma, Changxia Xu, Yingchuan Peng, Jing Zhang, Wanna Zhang, Sublethal effects of halofenozide on larval development and detoxification in Phaedon brassicae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Journal of Economic 5、Entomology, Volume 116, Issue 4, August 2023, Pages 1286–1295

6、QIAN, X., WANG, D., LI, S., DOU, J., & JI, R. (2016). Seasonal variation in respiratory metabolism and its adaptive value in Pyrrhocoris apterus. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 36(20), 6602-6606.

7、Tang, T., Yang, L., Ma, L., Ren, Y., Li, M., Guo, S., ... & Liu, F. (2025). Resource reallocation under persistent immune activation drives trade-offs between life history and immunity in pirk-deficient Musca domestica. BMC biology, 23(1), 220.

8、Wang DongMei, W. D., Li Shuang, L. S., Zhang YongJun, Z. Y., Jashenko, R., & Ji Rong, J. R. (2016). Response of the discontinuous gas exchange cycle (DGC) duration in Calliptamus italicus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to high temperature stress.

9、Xiao, Q. H., Wu, R. W., He, Z., & Zhu, D. H. (2026). Metabolic depression drives discontinuous gas exchange in diapause pupae of Sericinus montelus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): a seasonal adaptation strategy. Journal of Insect Physiology, 104954.

10、Zhang, W., Jiang, Z., Ding, M., Wang, X., Huang, A., Qiu, L., & Qi, S. (2025). Novel neonicotinoid insecticide cycloxaprid exhibits sublethal toxicity to honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) workers by disturbing olfactory sensitivity and energy metabolism. Journal of hazardous materials, 485, 136923.

11、Zhang, W., Ma, L., Liu, X., Peng, Y., Liang, G., & Xiao, H. (2021). Dissecting the roles of FTZ‐F1 in larval molting and pupation, and the sublethal effects of methoxyfenozide on Helicoverpa armigera. Pest management science, 77(3), 1328-1338.

12、Zhao L, Zhou J, Chen J, Zhang X, Zhang H, Guo L, Li D, Ning J, Wang X, Jin W, Mai K, Abraham E, Butcher R, Sun J. A chemical signal that promotes insect survival via thermogenesis. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 May 11:rs.3.rs-2756320. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2756320/v1. PMID: 37214941; PMCID: PMC10197781.

13、Zhu, W., Zhang, H., Li, X., Meng, Q., Shu, R., Wang, M., ... & Qin, Q. (2016). Cold adaptation mechanisms in the ghost moth Hepialus xiaojinensis: Metabolic regulation and thermal compensation. Journal of Insect Physiology, 85, 76-85.