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Terminal synthesis of xanthommatin in Drosophila melanogaster. IV. Enzymatic and nonenzymatic catalysis.

Biochemical genetics ·Vol. 19 ·No. 11-12 ·1981-12-00 ·Pages 1211-21

Wiley K, Forrest HS

Abstract

Nonenzymatic and enzymatic catalysis of the oxidation of 3-hydroxykynurenine (and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid) has been studied and characterized in Drosophila extracts, clearing up some of the confusion surrounding the synthesis of the brown eye pigment, xanthommatin. The genetic basis of the terminal steps in pigment synthesis remains obscure, since all mutants tested have full synthetase activity.

MeSH Terms
Amino Acids/biosynthesis Animals Cyanides/pharmacology Drosophila melanogaster/enzymology,metabolism Hot Temperature Oxazines/biosynthesis Oxidoreductases/metabolism Pigments, Biological/biosynthesis Xanthenes
Chemicals
Amino Acids Cyanides Oxazines Pigments, Biological Xanthenes xanthommatin Oxidoreductases 2-aminophenol oxidase
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Wiley K
Forrest H S
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Article Info
Journal
Biochemical genetics
Abbr.
Biochem Genet
ISSN
0006-2928
DOI
10.1007/BF00484574
Published
1981-12-00
Pages
1211-21
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0126611
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00484574 View journal details
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