ABSTRACT

Abstract .................................................................................................................. 291 Keywords ...............................................................................................................292 12.1Introduction ..................................................................................................292 12.2JHBPs: A General Overview ........................................................................ 293 12.3Overall Structure of Juvenile Hormone Binding Proteins............................294 12.4 Comparison of the GmJHBP and BmJHBP Structures ...............................297 12.5 Case of Helix α1 ...........................................................................................300 12.6Hormone Binding Mechanism......................................................................300 12.7Juvenile Hormone Binding Cavity................................................................302 12.8JH Binding Sites of JHBPs and Juvenile Hormone Esterase .......................302 12.9 Role of the E Cavity ......................................................................................303 12.10 Structural Comparisons ...............................................................................303