A specific binding protein for the moulting hormone ecdysterone in locust haemolymph

Experientia. 1977 Aug 15;33(8):1111-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01946001.

Abstract

Specific binding of 3H-ecdysterone to a high mol. wt protein from Locusta migratoria haemolymph was shown by gel filtration. The hormone-protein complex shows a dissociation constant Kd congruent to 3.10(-7) M, and the concentration of binding sites varies during the last larval instar.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Proteins*
  • Ecdysterone*
  • Grasshoppers*
  • Hemolymph / analysis*
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Protein Binding

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Ecdysterone