Activated phenoloxidase from Tenebrio molitor larvae enhances the synthesis of melanin by using a vitellogenin-like protein in the presence of dopamine

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3695-3703

  Lee, Kwang Moon ^c   Lee, Kum Young ^c   Choi, Hye Won ^c   Cho, Mi Young ^c   Kwon, Tae Hyuk ^c   Kawabata, Shun Ichiro ^a   Lee, Bok Luel ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Insect; Insect immunity; Melanin; Phenoloxidase; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MELANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TENEBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOPAMINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TENEBRIO; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 0033948890     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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