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Regulation of glycogen synthetase in a freeze-avoiding insect: role in cryoprotectant glycerol metabolism.

Author(s) : MUISE A.M., STOREY K. B.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Glycogen synthetase D was purified 131-fold from autumn-collected larvae of the freeze-avoiding gall moth Epiblema scudderiana; final specific activity was 16.1 U/milligramme protein. Properties observed would suppress enzyme function at low temperature and thereby facilitate the cold-stimulated conversion of glycogen reserves into glycerol by helping to block the recycling of carbon into glycogen.

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  • Original title: Regulation of glycogen synthetase in a freeze-avoiding insect: role in cryoprotectant glycerol metabolism.
  • Record ID : 2000-2230
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 20 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1999/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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