Characterisation of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis
(2023)
Journal Article
Ducker, C., French, S., Pathak, M., Taylor, H., Sainter, A., Askem, W., Dreveny, I., Goulart Santana, A. E., Pickett, J. A., & Oldham, N. J. (2023). Characterisation of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 161, Article 104001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.104001
Leishmaniasis is a debilitating and often fatal neglected tropical disease. Males from sub-populations of the Leishmania-harbouring sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, produce the diterpene sex and aggregation pheromone, sobralene, for which geranylgeran... Read More about Characterisation of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis.