Screening for the genes involved in bombykol biosynthesis: Identification and functional characterization of Bombyx mori acyl carrier protein

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2011, Pages

  Ohnishi, Atsushi ^a   Kaji, Misato ^a   Hashimoto, Kana ^a   Matsumoto, Shogo ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyl carrier protein; Bombykol; Bombyx mori; Lipid droplet; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874381949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00092     Document Type: Article

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