Pheromone binding proteins in the European and Asian corn borers: No protein change associated with pheromone differences

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-284

  Willett, Christopher S ^a   Harrison, Richard G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian corn borer; European corn borer; Lepidoptera; Odorant binding proteins; Ostrinia furnacalis; Ostrinia nubilalis; Pheromone binding proteins; Pyralidae; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE-BINDING PROTEIN, CORN BORER; SEX PHEROMONE;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; EUROPE; GENETICS; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ODOR; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EUROPE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

EID: 0033103372     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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