α-Amylase inhibitors from wheat: Amino acid sequences and patterns of inhibition of insect and human α-amylases

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-426

  Feng, Guo Hua ^a   Richardson, Michael ^b   Chen, Ming Shun ^a   Kramer, Karl J ^a,c   Morgan, Thomas D ^c   Reeck, Gerald R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Plant protection; Stored product insect pests; Wheat proteins; Amylase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WHEAT;

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030135568     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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