Activation of prophenoloxidase A1 by an activating enzyme in Drosophila melanogaster

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-68

  Chosa, Naoyuki ^a   Fukumitsu, Takashi ^b   Fujimoto, Kengo ^c   Ohnishi, Eiji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Taisha High School   (Japan)

^c MEIKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation; Limited proteolysis; Prophenoloxidase A1; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; PROPHENOL OXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMIDASE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PREPHENOLOXIDASE ACTIVATING ENZYME; PREPHENOLOXIDASE-ACTIVATING ENZYME; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; INSECT PROTEINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0030640032     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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