Characterization of midgut trypsin-like enzymes and three trypsinogen cDNAs from the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1053-1063

  Zhu, Yu Cheng ^a   Baker, James E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

BApNAase; CDNA; Cloning; Digestion; Lesser grain borer; Rhyzopertha dominica; Sequence; Serine proteinase; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANILIDE; BUTANE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; TRYPSINOGEN; TRYPTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDGUT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEETLES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPSIN; TRYPSINOGEN;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA;

EID: 0033485787     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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