Wheat and barley inhibitors active towards α-amylase and trypsin-like activities from Spodoptera frugiperda

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1729-1741

  Alfonso, Julio ^a   Ortego, Felix ^b   Sanchez Monge, Rosa ^c   Garcia Casado, Gloria ^c   Pujol, Merardo ^a   Castañera, Pedro ^b   Salcedo, Gabriel ^c  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c Clin Hosp Cd Universitaria S n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barley; Cereal endosperm; Digestive enzymes; Midgut proteases; Spodoptera frugiperda; Trypsin inhibitors; Wheat; Amylase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030788488     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006447.85514.8d     Document Type: Article

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