RACIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF a- AND B-ESTERASE ISOZYMES IN SELECTED RACES OF SILKWORM Bombyx mori L.

Authors

  • R.S. Umakanth Department of Studies in Sericulture Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore-570 006, India
  • N.B. Krishnamurthy Department of Studies in Sericulture Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore-570 006, India

Keywords:

Bombyx mori
Esterases
Isozymes
Ontogeny
PAGE
Voltinism
Zymogram

Abstract

Isozymes of a- and ẞ-esterases were analyzed in four selected races of univoltine (B38P), bivoltine (NB₁, and SF19) and multivoltine (C. nichi) by employing polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic technique (PAGE). Racial differences as a reflection of ontogenic differentiation of the multi-banded system in the races under study were identified, although the trend of differential activity of the esterase(s) follows a specific pattern in all the races. Certain differences are also known between a- and ẞ-esterases where ẞ-esterase is more prominent and exhibits higher activity.

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2025-04-10

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1996-10-06

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Umakanth, R., & Krishnamurthy, N. (1996). RACIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF a- AND B-ESTERASE ISOZYMES IN SELECTED RACES OF SILKWORM Bombyx mori L. Annals of Tropical Research, 18, 56–66. Retrieved from https://atr.vsu.edu.ph/article/view/571

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Vol. 18 (1996)

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Research Article

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