RIBOFLAVIN BINDING-PROTEINS AND FLAVIN ASSIMILATION IN INSECTS

Authors
MILLER SG SILHACEK DL
Citation
Sg. Miller et Dl. Silhacek, RIBOFLAVIN BINDING-PROTEINS AND FLAVIN ASSIMILATION IN INSECTS, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry, 110(3), 1995, pp. 467-475
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03050491
Volume
110
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
467 - 475
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-0491(1995)110:3<467:RBAFAI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Recent studies on developmentally regulated hemolymph proteins in inse cts have shown that two proteins, a lipoprotein and a member of a hexa merin gene family, bind riboflavin. The biosynthesis, developmental re gulation, and properties of these proteins are described and compared with the riboflavin-binding proteins and flavin distributions in verte brates. The importance of riboflavin-binding proteins in insect develo pment is discussed in relation to existing information and avenues for future research are presented.