The role of lysozyme in the prophenoloxidase activation system of Manduca sexta: An in vitro approach

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-271

  Rao, Xiang Jun ^a   Ling, Erjun ^a,b   Yu, Xiao Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Lysozyme; Manduca sexta; Melanization; Phenoloxidase; Prophenoloxidase; Prophenoloxidase activating proteinase; Serine proteinase homolog; Serine proteinases

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROPHENOL OXIDASE; PROPHENOLOXIDASE ACTIVATING PROTEINASE 1; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE HOMOLOG 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MILK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 73249137508     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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