Biosynthesis of 10,12-dienoic fatty acids by a bifunctional Δ11desaturase in Spodoptera littoralis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 634-641

  Serra, Montserrat ^a   Piña, Benjami ^b   Bujons, Jordi ^a   Camps, Francisco ^a   Fabriàs, Gemma ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Double bond; Fatty acid; Lepidoptera; Moth; Sex pheromone; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

10,12 TETRADECADIENOIC ACID; 10,12-TETRADECADIENOIC ACID; 11 TETRADECENOIC ACID; 11-TETRADECENOIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; HEXADECENOIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; MYRISTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; MYRISTIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACIDS; SPODOPTERA;

SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 33746288010     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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