N-beta-alanyldopamine: major role in insect cuticle tanning [Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta]

N-β-Alanyldopamine is the major tyrosine metabolite in the hemolymph and cuticle during pupal tanning in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta L. Its concentration in hemolymph increases over 800-fold above larval levels by the start of tanning and decreases as the pupal cuticle darkens and hardens. I...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1982-07, Vol.217 (4557), p.364-366
Hauptverfasser:	Nozaki, Y, Lasic, D.D, Tanford, C, Reynolds, J.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acetates Adult insects Catechols Desulfotomaculum Gels Hemolymph Insect cuticle Insect larvae Pupae Sulfates
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