L-Homoarginine studies provide insight into the antimetabolic properties of L-canavanine

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 389-394

  Rosenthal, Gerald A ^a   Harper, Levi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial proteins; L Canavanine; L Homoarginine; Lysozyme

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; CANAVANINE; DIPTERICIN A; HOMOARGININE; INSECT HORMONE; LYSOZYME;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 0030115135     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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