Ecdysone Oxidase in Insects
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Hoppe-Seyler´s Zeitschrift Für Physiologische Chemie
- Vol. 359 (2), 1315-1322
- https://doi.org/10.1515/bchm2.1978.359.2.1315
Abstract
The occurrence of the enzyme ecdysone oxidase was demonstrated in several insect species [Calliphora vicina, Periplaneta americana, Carausius morosus, Acheta domesticus, Locusta migratoria, Daphnis nerei and Drosophila melanogaster]. In blowflies it was detected mainly in eggs and pupae. The enzyme activity in blowflies varies during development parallel to ecdysteroid content. This suggests a specific but presently unknown function of the enzyme. Ecdysone oxidase was located mainly in the fat body and gut of blowflies. It is a cytosolic enzyme.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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