Occurrence of a tetrahydrobiopterin synthesizing enzyme distinct from sepiapterin reductase from normal strain of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 439-444

  Iino, Teruhiko ^a   Itoh, Naoko ^a   Sawada, Hiroshi ^b   Takikawa, Shin Ichiro ^b   Yamamoto, Toshio ^c  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

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EID: 0042391682     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.66.439     Document Type: Article

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