Localization of α-glucosidases I, II, and III in organs of European honeybees, Apis mellifera L., and the origin of α-glucosidase in honey

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2346-2352

  Kubota, Masaki ^a   Tsuji, Masahisa ^a   Nishimoto, Mamoru ^a   Wongchawalit, Jintanart ^a   Okuyama, Masayuki ^a   Mori, Haruhide ^a   Matsui, Hirokazu ^a   Surarit, Rudee ^b   Svasti, Jisnuson ^b   Kimura, Atsuo ^a   Chiba, Seiya ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Honey glucosidase; Honeybee glucosidase; Source of honey glucosidase

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FRUCTOSE; PURIFICATION; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

Α-GLUCOSIDASES; EUROPEAN HONEYBEES; HONEY; LOCALIZATION;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANTIBODY; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; ISOENZYME; MALTOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLAND; HONEY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; TEMPERATURE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BEES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EXOCRINE GLANDS; HONEY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ISOENZYMES; MALTOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 19944387600     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.2346     Document Type: Article

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