Trypsin-like activity of membrane-bound midgut proteases from Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-153

  Xavier, Luciana Pereira ^a   Oliveira, Maria Goreti Almeida ^a   Guedes, Raul Narciso Carvalho ^a   Santos, Agenor Valadares ^a   De Simone, Salvatore Giovanni ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticarsia; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Proteases; Trypsin; Velvetbean caterpillar

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ANTICARSIA; ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; GLYCINE MAX; LEPIDOPTERA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; NOCTUIDAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 20444441898     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.023     Document Type: Article

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