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List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations<br />

ΔF Change <strong>in</strong> fluorescence<br />

°C Degrees celsius<br />

2D-GE Two dimensional gel electrophoresis<br />

ABP Antennal b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g prote<strong>in</strong><br />

BAC Bacterial artificial chromosome<br />

BLAST Basic local alignment search tool<br />

bp Base pair(s)<br />

cAMP Cyclic adenos<strong>in</strong>e monophosphate<br />

CCD Charge–coupled device<br />

cDNA Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid<br />

cGMP Cyclic guanos<strong>in</strong>e monophosphate<br />

CMF Chloramphenicol<br />

CSP Chemosensory prote<strong>in</strong><br />

CT Cycle threshold<br />

C–term<strong>in</strong>us Carboxy–term<strong>in</strong>us<br />

DEPC Diethyl pyrocarbonate<br />

DIG Digoxigen<strong>in</strong><br />

DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide<br />

DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid<br />

dNTP Deoxynucleotide triphosphate<br />

dsDNA Double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid<br />

DSN Duplex-specific nuclease<br />

EAG Electroantennogram<br />

EC50<br />

Half maximal effective concentration<br />

EDTA Ethylenediam<strong>in</strong>e tetra-acetic acid<br />

EST Expressed sequence tag<br />

FID Flame ionisation detector<br />

G Gravitational constant<br />

GC Gas chromatography<br />

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List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations

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