Molecular cloning of bruchid (Zabrotes subfasciatus) α-amylase cDNA and interactions of the expressed enzyme with bean amylase inhibitors

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-281

  Grossi De Sa, M Fatima ^a   Chrispeels, Maarten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA-AMYLASE INHIBITOR, COMMON BEAN; AMYLASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INSECT PROTEIN; LECTIN; MESSENGER RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BEAN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CELL LINE; COLEOPTERA; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYDROLYSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT SEED; PROMOTER REGION; PROTECTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMALIA; BRUCHINAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; ZABROTES SUBFASCIATUS;

EID: 0031127270     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00093-8     Document Type: Article

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