Pyruvate and acetate metabolism in termite mitochondria

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 917-926

  Itakura, Shuji ^a   Tanaka, Hiromi ^a   Enoki, Akio ^a   Chappell, Douglas J ^b   Slaytor, Michael ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetate metabolism; Coptotermes formosanus; Mitochondria; Nasutitermes walkeri; Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM;

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMES WALKERI; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0142092476     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00150-1     Document Type: Article

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