Molecular basis of essential amino acid transport from studies of insect nutrient amino acid transporters of the SLC6 family (NAT-SLC6)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 433-449

  Boudko, Dmitri Y ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alimentary canal; Epithelial absorption; Essential amino acids; Insect nutrition; Midgut; Transporters

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; INSECT PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FLY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; NUTRITION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION REGULATION; PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPITHELIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INSECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARTHROPODA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; METAZOA; PROKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84859436684     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.018     Document Type: Review

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