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- Title
Biochemical differences between products of the Adh locus in Drosophila.
- Authors
McDonald, J F; Anderson, S M; Santos, M
- Abstract
An analysis of the molecular properties of the major alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C.1.1.1.1.) allozyme variants found segregating in natural populations of D. melanogaster is presented. Our results indicate: (1) ADH-S enzyme has generally lower Michaelis-Menten constants than those of ADH-F; (2) ADH-S and ADH-F enzymes display opposite interactions for both co-factor and substrate; and (3) higher levels of ADH are associated with the Adh-fast genotype. The possible adaptive significance of these findings is discussed.
- Publication
Genetics, 1980, Vol 95, Issue 4, p1013
- ISSN
0016-6731
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/genetics/95.4.1013