Ascorbate peroxidase: A novel antioxidant enzyme in insects

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-68

  Mathews, M Claravon ^a   Summers, Clinton B ^a   Felton, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Helicoverpa zea; Hydrogen peroxide; Lipid peroxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002891465     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1997)34:1<57::AID-ARCH5>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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