Esterase isozymes of Drosophila virilis: Developmental aspects of the alpha- and beta-esterases and their distribution in the body parts
Changes during development and tissue or organ specificities of α- and β-esterase zymograms of D. virilis were studied by thin layer agar gel electrophoresis. Quantitative changes in α- or β-esterase activities were also examined through the period from first instar larvae up to about the two-week o...
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| Published in: | Idengaku zasshi Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 223 - 232 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Genetics Society of Japan
1974
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| Summary: | Changes during development and tissue or organ specificities of α- and β-esterase zymograms of D. virilis were studied by thin layer agar gel electrophoresis. Quantitative changes in α- or β-esterase activities were also examined through the period from first instar larvae up to about the two-week old flies. Both analyses indicated that the activity of α- and β-esterases was high in early third instar larvae and adult flies, remaining at low levels during the period around pupation, although slight differences in developmental profiles were found between α- and β-esterases. No specific bands were noticed in any particular developmental stage. Localization among various body parts was not the same for α- and β-esterases. Both esterases appeared in hemolymph as well as in whole fly homogenate. But in the homogenate of gut only α-esterase bands were found and, in contrast, only β-esterases were detected in the zymogram of head homogenate. |
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| Bibliography: | 7501852 L50 |
| ISSN: | 0021-504X 1880-5787 |
| DOI: | 10.1266/jjg.49.223 |