Chitin-related enzymes in agro-biosciences

Current Drug Targets

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 442-470

  Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a   Taira, Toki ^b   Ohnuma, Takayuki ^c   Fukamizo, Tamo ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitin deacetylase; Chitin synthase; Chitinase; Chitosanase

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITOSAN; DIFLUBENZURON; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CUTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT GENETICS; MIDGUT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA PASTORIS; POLYMERIZATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRIBOLIUM;

AGRICULTURE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; FUNGI; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; INSECTS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84857735996     PISSN: 13894501     EISSN: 18735592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138945012799499721     Document Type: Article

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