Hydrocarbon biosynthesis in the house fly, Musca domestica: Substrate specificity and cofactor requirement of P450hyd

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-276

  Reed, J R ^a   Hernandez, P ^a   Blomquist, G J ^a   Feyereisen, R ^b   Reitz, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; House fly; Hydrocarbon biosynthesis; Musca domestica; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030023355     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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