Eye pigments in wild-type and eye-color mutant strains of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111606

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Eye pigments in wild-type and eye-color mutant strains of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Beard C B, Benedict M Q, Primus J P, Finnerty V, Collins F H

Abstract excerpt

Chromatographic analysis of pigments extracted from wild-type eyes of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae reveals the presence of the ommatin precursor 3-hydroxykynurenine, its transamination derivative xanthurenic acid, and a dark, red-brown pigment spot that probably is composed of two or more low m...

Topics

Animals
Anopheles
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Crosses, Genetic
Eye Color
Female
Humans
Malaria
Male
Mutation
Retinal Pigments

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