Novel chitinolytic enzymes with biological activity against herbivorous insects

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 985-998

  Broadway, Roxanne M ^a   Gongora, Carmenza ^a   Kain, Wendy C ^a   Sanderson, John P ^b   Monroy, Jose A ^b   Bennett, K C ^b   Warner, Jason B ^b   Hoffmann, Michael P ^b  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argentifolii; Chitobiosidase; Endochitinase; Hypothenemus hampei; Myzus persicae; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; HYPOTHENEMUS HAMPEI; MYZUS PERSICAE; STREPTOMYCES ALBIDOFLAVUS; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0031817395     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022346301626     Document Type: Article

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