Genetic Control of Dopa Oxidase Activity in Drosophila Melanogaster, II. Regulating Mechanisms and Inter-and Intra-Strain Heterogeneity

Genetic and biochemical characterization

Genetic and biochemical characterization of little isoxanthopterin (lix), a gene controlling dihydropterin oxidase activity in Drosophila melanogaster

✍ Silva, Francisco J. ;Escriche, Baltasar ;Ordoño, Eugenio ;Ferré, Juan 📂 Article 📅 1991 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 691 KB

Dihydropterin oxidase catalyses the oxidation of 7,8-dihydropteridines into their fully oxidized products, and is involved in the biosynthesis of isoxanthopterin. Fifteen Drosophila melanogaster mutants, selected for their low pterin and isoxanthopterin content, were assayed for dihydropterin oxidas