Characterization of cellulolytic activity from digestive fluids of Dissosteira carolina (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Willis, Jonathan D ^a   Klingeman, William E ^a   Oppert, Cris ^a   Oppert, Brenda ^b   Jurat Fuentes, Juan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Cellulase; Digestive fluid; Endoglucanase; Grasshopper; Orthoptera

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GRASSHOPPER; HEAD; INTESTINE FLUID; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZYMOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BODY FLUID; CAELIFERA; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ACRIDIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DISSOSTEIRA CAROLINA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; CELLULASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 77956187681     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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