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Multi-Functional Desaturases in Two Spodoptera Moths with ∆11 and ∆12 Desaturation Activities

The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, uses (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate as the major component of its sex pheromone. Previous isotope-labeling experiments demonstrated an unusual ∆12 desaturase activity involved in the biosynthesis of this compound; however, the putative ∆12 desaturase gene ha...

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Autores principales: Xia, Yi-Han, Zhang, Ya-Nan, Ding, Bao-Jian, Wang, Hong-Lei, Löfstedt, Christer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6476860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30937603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01067-3