Characterization of four esterase genes and esterase activity from the gut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-48

  Wheeler, Marsha M ^a   Tarver, Matthew R ^a   Coy, Monique R ^a   Scharf, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Coumaryl esterase; Feruloyl esterase; General esterase; Hemicellulase; Hemicellulose; Hydrolase; Phenolic acid esterase

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHALENEPROPIONIC ACID; 1-NAPHTHALENEPROPIONIC ACID; CARBOXYLESTERASE; ESTERASE; HEMICELLULOSE; ISOENZYME; JUVENILE HORMONE ESTERASE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESTERASES; GENES, INSECT; ISOENZYMES; ISOPTERA; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NAPHTHALENES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 72249103258     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20333     Document Type: Article

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