Decarboxylases for polyamine biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster larvae
- 15 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 154 (1) , 31-33
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1540031
Abstract
Ornithine decarboxylase (L-ornithine carboxy-lase, EC 4.1.1.17) and S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase (S-adenosyl-L-methionine carboxy-lase, EC 4.1.1.50) were assayed in Drosophilia melanogaster larvae. The highest enzyme activities were detected in 24 and 48 h larvae, with diminishing activities in subsequent larval stages. Stimulation of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase by putrescine was demonstrable in late but not in early stages of larval development.Keywords
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