Molecular cloning and characterization of an endogenous digestive β-glucosidase from the midgut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes barneyi

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 604-614

  Wu, Y ^a   Chi, S ^a   Yun, C ^a   Shen, Y ^a   Tokuda, G ^b   Ni, J ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

glucosidase; activity; fungus growing termite; lignocellulose degradation; midgut

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; SALIVARY GLAND; SECRETION (PROCESS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES BARNEYI; MACROTERMITINAE;

EID: 84868547280     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2012.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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