Isolation and some molecular properties of a trypsin-like enzyme from larvae of European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 883-889

  Bernardi, Roberta ^a   Tedeschi, Gabriella ^b   Ronchi, Severino ^b   Palmieri, Sandro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminoacid sequence; Inhibition; Ostrinia nubilalis; Serine proteinase; Trypsin like enzyme

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; PYRALIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030239950     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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