Antiviral, anti-parasitic, and cytotoxic effects of 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI), a reactive compound generated by phenoloxidase during insect immune response

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 645-652

  Zhao, Picheng ^a   Lu, Zhiqiang ^b   Strand, Michael R ^b   Jiang, Haobo ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect immunity; Manduca sexta; Melanization; Phenoloxidase; Quinone

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIHYDROXYINDOLE; 5,6-DIHYDROXYINDOLE; DNA; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECT PROTEIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CELL LINE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; POLYMERIZATION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CELL LINE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; INDOLES; INSECT PROTEINS; KINETICS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYMERIZATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; WASPS;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MICROPLITIS DEMOLITOR; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 79959802887     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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