The role of carboxyl, guanidine and imidazole groups in catalysis by a midgut trehalase purified from an insect larvae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1089-1099

  Silva, Maria C P ^a   Terra, Walter R ^a   Ferreira, Clélia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Binding subsites; Catalytic arginine residue; Chemical modification; DPC, diethyl pyrocarbonate; EDC, 1 ethyl 3 (3 dimethylaminopropil carbodiimide; Insect control; Lepidoptera; Midgut trehalase; Spodoptera frugiperda; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; TREHALASE;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; PH; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LARVA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY; SPODOPTERA; TREHALASE;

FELIS CATUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 4744350436     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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