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Occurrence of an enzyme acting on xanthopterin-B inBombyx mori

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Nous avons démontré qualitativement chez leBombyx mori, l'existence d'un ferment qui attaque la xanthoptérine-B, une substance fluorescente du type ptérinique qui se trouve dans les intéguments des larves de race jaune «lemon», et se transforme en une substance non-fluorescente. Le ferment se trouve dans les épidermes, tissus adipeux des larves et dans les œufs et cocons desBombyx de type normal. Chez les mutants de la race jaune, l'activité du ferment est faible ou nulle dans bien des tissus. Cependant on ne peut pas nécessairement dire que la présence de ce ferment conduit à l'absence de la xanthoptérine-B, parce que l'accumulation de xanthoptérine-B est supprimée par l'action d'autres gènes chez les mutants «Striped marking» (ps) ou «od-translucent» (od). Dans ces derniers l'activité du ferment est en effet très faible.

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  1. Sericultural Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Aruga, S. Kawase & M. Akino

  2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Aruga, S. Kawase & M. Akino

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Aruga, H., Kawase, S. & Akino, M. Occurrence of an enzyme acting on xanthopterin-B inBombyx mori. Experientia 10, 336–338 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02160844

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