A novel lipoprotein from the hemolymph of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius confusus

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 285-290

  Ziegler, Rolf ^a,c   Willingham, Leslie A ^a   Engler, Diane L ^a   Tolman, Kenneth J ^a   Bellows, David ^a   Van Der Horst, Dick J ^d   Yepiz Plascencia, Gloria M ^b   Law, John H ^d  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b González Méndez are with Laboratorio de Investigacion en Carne y Productos Carnicos   (Mexico)

^c Institut fur Zoologie   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein; Interaction with insect lipophorin; Lipids; Manduca sexta; Scale insect

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL; HYDROCARBON; LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033118272     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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