Molecular mechanisms underlying sex pheromone production in the silkmoth, Bombyx mori: Characterization of the molecular components involved in bombykol biosynthesis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 752-759

  Matsumoto, Shogo ^a   Joe Hull, J ^a   Ohnishi, Atsushi ^a   Moto, Ken'ichi ^a   Fónagy, Adrien ^b  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Desaturase; Fatty acyl reductase; Lipid droplets; PBAN receptor; RNAi

Indexed keywords

BOMBYKOL; FATTY ALCOHOL; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL BONDING; CONSPECIFIC; ENZYME; LIPID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOTH; RNA; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOPLASM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CYTOPLASM; FATTY ALCOHOLS; GENES, INSECT; LIPID METABOLISM; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 34547661497     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.02.014     Document Type: Review

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