Purification and characterization of a new class of insect α-amylase inhibitors from barley

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-122

  Zhang, Ningyan ^a   Jones, Berne L ^a,b   Tao, H Peggy ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMYLASES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PURIFICATION;

AMINO-ACIDS; AMYLASE ACTIVITY; BARLEY SEEDS; GEL PERMEATION; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT PROTEINS; NATURAL RESISTANCE; REVERSED PHASE; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

HEXAPODA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; INSECTA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0030758347     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM.1997.74.2.119     Document Type: Article

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