Enzymes of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate metabolism in the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii during embryogenesis. Purification and characterization of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenases

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 229-237

  Fahmy, Afaf S ^a   Mohamed, Saleh A ^a   Girgis, Rasmy B ^b   Abdel Ghaffar, Fathy A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Hyalomma dromedarii; Metabolism; Purification; Pyrroline 5 carboxylate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

PYRROLINE 5 CARBOXYLATE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK;

EID: 0030727720     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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