Characterization of endopeptidases from the midgut of Morimus funereus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-409

  Božić, Nataša ^a   Dojnov, Biljana ^a   Milovanović, Aleksandra ^a   Nenadović, Vera ^b   Ivanović, Jelisaveta ^b   Vujcic Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cerambycid beetle; Midgut peptidases; Morimus funereus; Protease inhibitors; Synthetic substrate; Zymogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549104726     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0803403B     Document Type: Article

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