Functional mechanics of the plant defensive Griffonia simplicifolia lectin II: Resistance to proteolysis is independent of glycoconjugate binding in the insect gut

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1280-1284

  Zhu Salzman, Keyan ^a   Salzman, Ron A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Carbohydrate binding; Cathepsin L; Lectin; Protease; Protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN L; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA LECTINS; LECTIN; LIGAND; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PLANT LECTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CATHEPSINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; LECTINS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LECTINS;

EID: 0035488307     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.5.1280     Document Type: Article

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