Esterase-6 allozymes: Biochemical studies of two common and one rare variant inDrosophila melanogaster |
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Authors: | Rodolfo Costa Loredana Nigro Gian Antonio Danieli |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratorio di Genetica, Istituto di Biologia Animale, Università di Padova, 35100 Padova, Italy |
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Abstract: | The biochemical properties of three allozymes coded by theEst-6 locus, two common forms (EST-6S and EST-6F) and one rare form (EST-6VF), were studied. The results show the existence of differences in isoelectric point, activity, activation energy, Km, and temperature coefficient among the three variants, especially between the two common forms and the one rare form. The specific activity of the rare enzymatic variant seems to be less affected by temperature variation. The possible significance of these findings in relation to the mechanism of reproduction is briefly discussed. |
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Keywords: | Drosophila melanogaster common and rare allozymes esterase-6 biochemical properties |
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