Methyl-branched fatty acid biosynthesis in Triatoma infestans

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 599-605

  Juarez, M Patricia ^a   Ayala, Sixta ^a   Brenner, Rodolfo R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOQUÍMICAS DE LA PLATA INIBIOLP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Egg; Fatty acid synthetase; Methyl branched fatty acids; Methylmalonyl CoA; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; METHYLMALONYL COENZYME A MUTASE;

ARTICLE; EGG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HEMIPTERA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030159173     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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