Characterization of Z/E11- and Z9-desaturases from the obliquebanded leafroller moth, Choristoneura rosaceana

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Hao, Guixia ^a   O'Connor, Marion ^a   Liu, Weitian ^a   Roelofs, Wendell L ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Choristoneura rosaceana; Functional assay; pYES2; RACE PCR; RT PCR; Sex pheromone biosynthesis; YEpOLEX; Z E11 desaturase; Z9 desaturase

Indexed keywords

ARGYROTAENIA; ARGYROTAENIA VELUTINANA; CHORISTONEURA; CHORISTONEURA ROSACEANA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 2942644497     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/2.1.26     Document Type: Article

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