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Effect of environmental alcohol on in Vivo properties of Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase

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The effects of environmental 2-propanol on the in vivo properties of Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.1.1.1.) are presented. Exposed flies were found to exhibit a significant decrease in ADH specific activity with a concomitant increase in the enzyme's relative in vivo stability and concentration. The possible adaptive significance of the observed responses is discussed.

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This work was supported by NSF grant #DEB 7815466 to J.M. Journal Paper No. J-9979 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Project No. 2272.

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Anderson, S.M., McDonald, J.F. Effect of environmental alcohol on in Vivo properties of Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase. Biochem Genet 19, 421–430 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00504285

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