Characterization of trypsin-like enzymes from the midgut of Morimus funereus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 713-718

  Loncar N ^a   Božić, Nataša ^b   Nenadović, Vera ^c   Ivanović, Jelisaveta ^c   Vujcic Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cerambycidae; Midgut peptidases; Morimus funereus; Synthetic substrate; Trypsin; Zymogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949879656     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0904713L     Document Type: Article

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