Characterization of lepidopteran prenylt
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Stephanie E. Sen; Gregory J. Ewing; Nancy Thursten
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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An in vitro assay has been developed for determining prenyltransferase activity in larval corpora allata homogenates of the lepidopteran Manduca sexfa. Optimal activity was obtained by the addition of glycerol and bovine serum albumin. The prenyltransferase required either Mg2+ or Mn2+ for activity