Biosynthesis of mandibular acids in honey bees (Apis mellifera): De novo synthesis, route of fatty acid hydroxylation and caste selective β-oxidation

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-42

  Plettner, Erika ^a   Slessor, Keith N ^b   Winston, Mark L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Caste; Honey bee; Hydroxy acids; Hydroxylation; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

DECANOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; HYDROXYACID;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HONEYBEE; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031959023     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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