Cloning and expression of a novel sulfotransferase with unique substrate specificity from Bombyx mori

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1044-1051

  Hattori, Kenji ^a   Hirayama, Mio ^a   Suzuki, Hiroko ^b   Hamamoto, Hiroshi ^b   Sekimizu, Kazuhisa ^b   Tamura, Hiro Omi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aryl sulfotransferase; Bombyx mori; Gallic acid; Insect

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLONING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; SUBSTRATES;

ARYL SULFOTRANSFERASE; BOMBYX MORI; GALLIC ACIDS; INSECTS;

ENZYMES;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; SULFOTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILKWORM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFOTRANSFERASES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BOMBYX MORI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34247503772     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60703     Document Type: Article

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