Direct evidence of the cyclooxygenase pathway of prostaglandin synthesis in arthropods: Genetic and biochemical characterization of two crustacean cyclooxygenases

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 851-860

  Varvas, Külliki ^a   Kurg, Reet ^b   Hansen, Kristella ^a   Järving, Reet ^a   Järving, Ivar ^a   Valmsen, Karin ^a   Lõhelaid, Helike ^a   Samel, Nigulas ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Crustacean; Cyclooxygenase; Gene; Insect; Non mammalian oxylipins; Prostaglandin; Prostaglandin H synthase

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDICULUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COS CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDICULUS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; PROSTAGLANDINS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOMBYX MORI; CAPRELLA; CRUSTACEA; DROSOPHILA SP.; GAMMARUS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73449096708     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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