Pectinmethylesterase from the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae: cDNA isolation and sequencing, genetic origin, and expression of the recombinant enzyme

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Shen, Zhicheng ^a   Pappan, Kirk ^b,c   Mutti, Navdeep S ^b   He, Qi Jiong ^b   Denton, Michael ^b,d   Zhang, Yu ^b   Kanost, Michael R ^b   Reese, John C ^b   Reeck, Gerald R ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestive enzyme; Gene transfer; Gut; Pectin; Pectin esterase; Pectinase; Polygalacturonase; SOPE; Symbiont; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CURCULIONIDAE; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 23944511173     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.005.2101     Document Type: Article

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