Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism in the higher termite Nasutitermes walkeri (Hill)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-303

  Slaytor, M ^a   Veivers, P C ^a   Lo, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetate; complex; Glucose; Hindgut microbiota; Nasutitermes walkeri; O2 consumption; Pyruvate; Pyruvate dehydrogenase; Symbiosis; Termite; Xylose utilisation

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVIC ACID; XYLOSE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GLYCOLYSIS; INSECT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0030991116     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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