Evolution of the amylase isozymes in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 289-300

  Matsuo, Yoshinori ^a   Inomata, Nobuyuki ^b   Yamazaki, Tsuneyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amylase; Drosophila melanogaster; Isozyme; Molecular evolution; Net charge

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMYLASE; AMYLASE ISOENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033405579     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018755109757     Document Type: Article

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