Specific incorporation of L-glutamine into volicitin in the regurgitant of Spodoptera litura

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2655-2657

  Yoshinaga, Naoko ^a   Sawada, Yoshitsugu ^a   Nishida, Ritsuo ^a   Kuwahara, Yasumasa ^a   Mori, Naoki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Insect produced elicitor; Spodoptera litura; Volicitin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMINE; LINOLENIC ACID; VOLICITIN;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIET; INSECT; INTESTINE; METABOLISM;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIET; GLUTAMINE; INSECTS; INTESTINES; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 4444353509     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2655     Document Type: Article

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