Energy Transduction: Inhibition of Cockroach Feeding by Naphthoquinone
- 13 November 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 170 (3959) , 754-755
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.170.3959.754
Abstract
1,4-Naphthoquinones inhibit feeding of Periplaneta americana by complexing with sulfhydryl groups of receptor protein in sensory neurons, by oxidizing the sulfhydryl groups, and by being reduced.Keywords
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