Inhibition of farnesoic acid methyltransferase by sinefungin

Sinefungin inhibited the S-adenosylmethionine-dependent farnesoic acid methyltransferase in a cell-free system containing a homogenate of corpora allata from female locusts, Locusta migratoria. The enzyme catalyzed the penultimate step of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the insects. Culturing corpo...

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Main Authors: Ferenz, Hans-Jürgen, Peter, Martin G., Berg, Dieter
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 1983
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-17016
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1701/