A method was developed for profiling silkworm hemolymph metabolome with high coverage.
Dansylation isotope labeling LC-MS was used for amine/phenol submetabolome quantification.
Metabolomic changes in silkworm after DDT exposure were studied.
Among 2044 metabolites detected, 65 were positively identified and 1809 were putatively identified.
33 positively identified metabolites showed significant changes in five groups of silkworms.