Degradation of Wool by Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) Larval Midgut Extracts under Conditions Simulating the Midgut Environment

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-119

  Christeller, John T ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Keratin; Redox potential; Reduction; Solubilization; Sulfydryl

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001878009     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1996)33:2<99::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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