Cowpea vicilins: Fractionation of urea denatured sub-units and effects on Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) development

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-5

  Chagas Mota, Antônio ^a,b   Sales Fernandes, Kátia Valevski ^c   Pereira Sales, Maurício ^d   Quintana Flores, Victor Martin ^c   Xavier Filho, José ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL VALE DO ACARAÚ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

7S storage globulins; Callosobruchus maculatus; Cowpea; Development; Urea denaturation; Vicilins; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 1642311385     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132002000100001     Document Type: Article

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