Bacterial-injection-induced syntheses of N-β-alanyldopamine and dopa decarboxylase in the hemolymph of coleopteran insect, Tenebrio molitor larvae

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2599-2608

  Kim, Mi Hee ^a   Joo, Chang Hun ^b   Cho, Mi Young ^a   Kwon, Tae Hyuk ^a   Lee, Kwang Moon ^a   Natori, Shunji ^c   Lee, Tae Ho ^b   Lee, Bok Luel ^a,b  

^a Division of Science Education   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial challenge; Dopa decarboxylase; Insect; Insect immunity; N alanyldopamine

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOPAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COLEOPTERA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYMPH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOPA DECARBOXYLASE; DOPAMINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TENEBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0034035531     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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