Characterization of a novel insect digestive DNase with a highly alkaline pH optimum

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-263

  Schernthaner, Johann P ^a   Milne, Ross E ^b   Kaplan, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Choristoneura fumiferana; Digestive nuclease; DNase; Nuclease; Spruce budworm

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; AMINO ACID; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRYSTAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DIVALENT CATION; DNA; DNA, SINGLE STRANDED; ENDOTOXIN; INSECT PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM; MONOVALENT CATION; NUCLEASE; POTASSIUM; RNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SODIUM; BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; INSECTA; PICEA;

ALKALIES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MAGNESIUM; MOTHS; POTASSIUM; RNA; SODIUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036489165     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(01)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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