Comparative analyses of proteolytic activities in seven species of synanthropic acaridid mites

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-206

  Erban, Tomas ^a   Hubert, Jan ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allergen; Digestion; Enzyme; Protease; Synanthropic acaridid mite

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; AZOALBUMIN; AZOCASEIN; CASEIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; TRIS(2 CARBOXYETHYL)PHOSPHINE; TRIS(2-CARBOXYETHYL)PHOSPHINE;

ACARIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACARIDAE; ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CASEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHINES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; ALEUROGLYPHUS OVATUS; CARPOGLYPHUS LACTIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; TYROBORUS LINI; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 77953144951     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20388     Document Type: Article

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