Characterization of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase from silkmoth (Antheraea pernyi) and pesticidal drug design based on the baculovirus-expressed enzyme

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-102

  Tsugehara, Taketo ^a   Imai, Tetsuya ^b   Takeda, Makio ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Otsuka AgriTechno Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antheraea pernyi; Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase (AANAT); Baculovirus rapid expression system; Inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DOPAMINE; INSECTICIDE; NORADRENALIN; OCTOPAMINE; PESTICIDE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTAMINE; TYRAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHERAEA PERNYI; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; BOMBYX MORI; CLONING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84870278217     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: 18781659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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