Pheromone biosynthetic pathways: PBAN-regulated rate-limiting steps and differential expression of desaturase genes in moth species

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 552-567

  Tsfadia, Oren ^a   Azrielli, Avi ^a   Falach, Lily ^a   Zada, Anat ^a   Roelofs, Wendell ^b   Rafaeli, Ada ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

ACCase; Biosynthesis; Helicoverpa armigera; Moth sex pheromones; PBAN; Plodia interpunctella; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; CARBON; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEUTERIUM; MALONYL COENZYME A; MYRISTIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDE; PALMITIC ACID; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE BIOSYNTHESIS ACTIVATING NEUROPEPTIDE, HELICOVERPA ZEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEUTERIUM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MALONYL COENZYME A; MOTHS; MYRISTIC ACID; NEUROPEPTIDES; PALMITIC ACID; PHEROMONES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SODIUM ACETATE;

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA;

EID: 41549137743     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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