Tyrosinase catalyzed protein polymerization as an in vitro model for quinone tanning of insect cuticle

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 9-25

  Sugumaran, Manickam ^a   Hennigan, Brian ^a   O'Brien, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

catecholamine derivatives; polyphenoloxidase; protein crosslinking; sclerotization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990424073     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.940060103     Document Type: Article

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