Characterization of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) activities and action spectrum for suppression in the band-legged cricket, Dianemobius nigrofasciatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-351

  Izawa, Norimitsu ^a   Suzuki, Takeshi ^a   Watanabe, Masakatsu ^b,c   Takeda, Makio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Blue wave opsin; Dianemobius nigrofasciatus; Kinetic assay

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TRYPTAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIANEMOBIUS NIGROFASCIATUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME REPRESSION; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIANEMOBIUS NIGROFASCIATUS; GRYLLIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 60649116239     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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