title: Calmodulin activity in whole body and fat body tissue extracts of Heliothis virescens larvae.
abstract: Calmodulin is an activator of many enzymatic activities. Total calmodulin activity in tissue extracts of Heliothis virescens larvae (5th instar), assayed by cyclic phosphodiesterase activation, was 0.48 unit/gm for whole body and 22.2 units/gm for fat body. Specific calmodulin activity was 0.1 unit/mg protein for whole body and 3.0 units/mg protein for fat body. The larval fat body is therefore the main site of calmodulin activity in this lepidopterous larva.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Memphis State University, TN 38152.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Lockey
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ourth
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin