Ascorbate peroxidase (APOX) activity, which catalyzes the oxidation of ascorbic acid with the concurrent reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), was found in larvae of Helicoverpa zea. Since insects apparently lack a Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase and since catalase has a low affinity for H
Antioxidant systems in insects
β Scribed by Gary W. Felton; Clinton B. Summers
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 698 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0739-4462
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