Toxicity of cinnamomin - A new type II ribosome-inactivating protein to bollworm and mosquito

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-264

  Zhou, Xin ^a   Li, Xiang Dong ^a   Yuan, Jian Zhong ^b   Tang, Zhen Hua ^b   Liu, Wang Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bollworm; Cinnamomin; Hidden breaks; Mosquito; Ribosome inactivating protein; Toxicity to insects

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; NUCLEOSIDASE; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA N-GLYCOSIDASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CINNAMOMIN; CULEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; LD 50; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RIBOSOME; TOXICITY; WORM;

ALGAL PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CULEX; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOTHS; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DRYOBALANOPS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0034018978     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00126-5     Document Type: Article

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