Cloning and characterisation of a prenyltransferase from the aphid Myzus persicae with potential involvement in alarm pheromone biosynthesis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-443

  Lewis, M J ^a   Prosser, I M ^a   Mohib, A ^a   Field, L M ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Aphid; Isoprenoids; Prenyltransferase; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; MYZUS PERSICAE;

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; PHEROMONE; TERPENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APHIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHEROMONES; TERPENES;

EID: 54549111256     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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