Hypertrehalosaemic peptides in the honeybee (Apis mellifera): Purification, identification and function

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 647-653

  Lorenz, Matthias W ^a   Kellner, Roland ^b   Woodring, Joseph ^c   Hoffmann, Klaus H ^a   Gäde, Gerd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adipokinetic hormone; Haemolymph sugars; Hymenoptera; Hypertrehalosaemic factors; Peptide sequence

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; TREHALOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HEMOLYMPH; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0032975864     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00158-9     Document Type: Article

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