Alcohol-oxidizing enzymes in 13 Drosophila species |
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Authors: | Geoffrey K Chambers John F McDonald Michael McElfresh Francisco J Ayala |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Genetics, University of California, 95616 Davis, California;(2) Present address: Department of Genetics, Iowa State University, 50010 Ames, Iowa |
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Abstract: | Starch and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were used to ascertain the substrate specificities of alcohol-oxidizing enzymes in 13 Drosophila species. The substrates used were a variety of long- and short-chain aliphatic alcohols, one aromatic alcohol, and benzaldehyde. Only one enzyme (product of a single-gene locus) showed significant NAD+-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase activity with short-chain aliphatic alcohols. The 13 species, belonging to four different Drosophila groups, all showed a similar complement of alcohol-oxidizing enzymes, although differences in electrophoretic mobility and in levels of activity existed from species to species. These findings are relevant to the adaptation of Drosophila to alcohol environments.This study was supported by NIH Grant 1 PO1 GM 22221 and by Contract PA 200-14 Mod #4 with ERDA. |
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Keywords: | substrate specificity alcohol dehydrogenase octanol dehydrogenase aldehyde oxidase Drosophila |
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