Isozymic variations in specific and nonspecific esterase and its thermostability in silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 837-842

  Patnaik, Bharat Bhusan ^a   Biswas, Tapati Datta ^a   Nayak, Sandeepta Kumar ^a   Saha, A K ^a   Majumdar, M K ^a  

^a Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Breed development; Esterases; Isozyme variations; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWING SEASON; MOTH; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84870052449     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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