Science. 1963 Mar 29;139(3561):1282-3. doi: 10.1126/science.139.3561.1282.
Carbon-14-labeled beta-alanine was injected into newly formed Drosophila melanogaster female pupae. Homozygous ebony deposited less C(14) in pupal sheaths, deposited more C(14) in adult body extracts and wings, and decarboxylated and oxidized beta-alanine to excrete C(14)O(2) faster than did non-ebony homozygotes. Heterozygotes were intermediate in all these activities.
放射性碳 14 标记的β-丙氨酸被注射到新形成的黑腹果蝇雌性蛹中。纯合 ebony 在蛹鞘中沉积的 C(14) 较少,在成年体提取物和翅膀中沉积的 C(14) 较多,并且比非 ebony 纯合子更快地脱羧和氧化β-丙氨酸以排泄 C(14)O(2)。杂合子在所有这些活动中都是中间的。