Molecular characterization of a novel peroxidase involved in Aedes aegypti chorion protein crosslinking

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1195-1203

  Li, Junsuo ^a   Kim, Seong Ryul ^a   Li, Jianyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Chorion; Chorion peroxidase; Eggshell; Protein crosslinking

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; INSECT PROTEIN; PEROXIDASE;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHORION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOLUBILITY;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHORION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEROXIDASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 7444221263     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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