Proteinase inhibitors from Nicotiana alata enhance plant resistance to insect pests

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 833-842

  Heath, Robyn L ^a   McDonald, Garrick ^d   Christeller, John T ^b   Lee, Marcus ^a,c   Bateman, Kaye ^a   West, Jenny ^d   Van Heeswijck, Robyn ^d   Anderson, Marilyn A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

3 (cyclohexylamino) l propanesulfonic acid TCA; PI; Polyvinylpyrrolidone SBBI; Proteinase inhibitor CAPS; Soybean Bowman Birk inhibitor; Trichloroacetic acid PVP

Indexed keywords

BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; POVIDONE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RETARDATION; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT;

NICOTIANA ALATA;

EID: 0031239547     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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