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Persistence of a Diurnal Rhythm of Protease Activity after Lethal Heat Treatment of Anagasta Eggs

Nature New Biology volume 240, pages 287–288 (1972)Cite this article

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IN view of the dynamic equilibrium condition of proteins in all living systems and the well-documented changes in the metabolism of nitrogen compounds during embryogenesis of insect eggs1–3, it seems reasonable to expect that subtle qualitative changes in protein metabolism which occur during embryogenesis would be indicated by changes in the activity of proteolytic enzymes. Protease activity in insect eggs has not been reported despite considerable interest in other enzymes of insect eggs4.

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  1. Department of Insect Pathology, Institute of Entomology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 6

    MILOS KUCERA

  2. Department of Botany and Entomology, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003

    RALPH B. TURNER

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KUCERA, M., TURNER, R. Persistence of a Diurnal Rhythm of Protease Activity after Lethal Heat Treatment of Anagasta Eggs. Nature New Biology 240, 287–288 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio240287a0

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