Effect of sucrose concentration on carbohydrate metabolism in Bemisia argentifolii: Biochemical mechanism and physiological role for trehalulose synthesis in the silverleaf whitefly

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 457-464

  Salvucci, Michael E ^a   Wolfe, Gregory R ^a   Hendrix, Donald L ^a  

^a U S WATER CONSERVATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argentifolii; Carbohydrate metabolism; Trehalulose; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUCRASE; SUCROSE; SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN;

BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII;

EID: 0030737718     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00124-2     Document Type: Article

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