The Specificity of Detoxification Enzymes

A good example of substrate specificity in enzyme action is the metabolism of juvenile hormone (JH) analogs by insects. In a series of experiments summarized in Table 9.7 to 9.10, the activity of esterases and microsomal monooxygenases from three dipterans against 12 

Source From Yu, S.J. and Terriere, L.C., Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 5, 418, 1975. With permission. 

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