Lectins and protease inhibitors as plant defenses against insects

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 6605-6611

  Murdock, Larry L ^a   Shade, Richard E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insects; Lectins; Plant defense; Protease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYMOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LECTINS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037164030     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020192c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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