title: Functional and biochemical features of alcohol dehydrogenase in four species of the obscura group of Drosophila.
abstract: The biochemical features of ADH of four Drosophila species of the obscura group have been studied. The relationship between ethanol tolerance and ADH activity has been investigated. Propan-2-ol and acetone concentrations have been determined in propan-2-ol treated flies and ADH activity has been followed during 96 h of propan-2-ol treatment. Data on the ADH system confirm constructed phylogenies based on electrophoretic variation and chromosome homologies.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Genética, Facultat de Biologia, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vilageliu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-Duarte
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000201:enzymology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase