COMPOSITION OF A PROTEIN ANTIFREEZE FROM LARVAE OF THE BEETLE, TENEBRIO-MOLITOR

被引:31
作者
PATTERSON, JL
DUMAN, JG
机构
[1] Biology Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY | 1979年 / 210卷 / 02期
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10.1002/jez.1402100220
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
A thermal hysteresis producing antifreeze protein was isolated from larvae of the beetle, Tenebrio molitor. This is the first thermal hysteresis protein purified from an insect. The specific activity of the Tenebrio antifreeze is somewhat greater than that of the fishes. The composition of the Tenebrio protein is quite different from those of the fish protein antifreezes. The most obvious difference is the lack of a large alanine component in the Tenebrio antifreeze. The significance of the differences are discussed. Copyright © 1979 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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