Molecular characterization of a nonsuppressible allele (prC4) of the Drosophila purple gene.

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Molecular characterization of a nonsuppressible allele (prC4) of the Drosophila purple gene.

Molecules and cells - 31 Aug 1997

Kim N, Kim J, Kim H, Park D, Yim J

Abstract excerpt

Purple gene encodes 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase (PTP synthase) in Drosophila. The enzyme PTP synthase catalyzes the conversion of dihydroneopterin triphosphate (H2-NTP) to 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin (PTP), an important intermediate for pterin compounds. The extreme purple mutant, prC4,...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Cloning, Molecular
Drosophila melanogaster
Eye Color
Gene Expression Regulation
Genomic Library
Humans
Insect Proteins
Mutation
Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases
Rats
Suppression, Genetic

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