A study of novel lectins and their involvement in the activation of the prophenoloxidase system in Blaberus discoidalis.

Endogenous and exogenous lectins have been found to activate the prophenoloxidase (proPO) system of the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis, to the same extent as laminarin, a previously known microbial activator of proPO. The lectins can also further enhance this laminarin activation of the proPO syste...

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Main Authors: Chen, C, Durrant, H J, Newton, R P, Ratcliffe, N A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1995
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1135849/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7646450
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