Alterations of some glutathione S-transferase characteristics during the development of Tenebrio molitor (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 963-969

  Kostaropoulos, Iason ^a   Mantzari, Anastasia E ^a   Papadopoulos, Athanasios I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Affinity chromatography; Chromatofocusing; Glutathione; Multiple isoenzymes; Ontogenetic model; PH optimum; S transferases; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 1,2 DICHLORO 4 NITROBENZENE; ETACRYNIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LARVA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030240397     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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