Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
---|---|---|---|
Manduca sexta | - |
- |
- |
Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
---|---|---|---|
epidermis | - |
Manduca sexta | - |
Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L-Dopa | - |
Manduca sexta | dopamine + CO2 | - |
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Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
---|---|---|
DDC | - |
Manduca sexta |
DOPA decarboxylase | - |
Manduca sexta |
Cofactor | Comment | Organism | Structure |
---|---|---|---|
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate | - |
Manduca sexta |
Organism | Comment | Expression |
---|---|---|
Manduca sexta | both 20-hydroxyecdysone and juvenile hormone regulate DDC expression in the epidermis | down |
Manduca sexta | ecdysone cascades regulate DDC expression in the epidermis | up |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | dopa decarboxylase is necessary for insect cuticular melanization | Manduca sexta |