Molecular, Biochemical, and Dietary Regulation Features of α-Amylase in a Carnivorous Crustacean, the Spiny Lobster Panulirus argus.

Alpha-amylases are ubiquitously distributed throughout microbials, plants and animals. It is widely accepted that omnivorous crustaceans have higher α-amylase activity and number of isoforms than carnivorous, but contradictory results have been obtained in some species, and carnivorous crustaceans h...

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Main Authors: Leandro Rodríguez-Viera, Erick Perera, Juan Antonio Martos-Sitcha, Rolando Perdomo-Morales, Antonio Casuso, Vivian Montero-Alejo, Tsai García-Galano, Gonzalo Martínez-Rodríguez, Juan Miguel Mancera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4938498?pdf=render