Mechanisms of the insecticidal action of TEL (Talisia esculenta Lectin) against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 84-96

  Macedo, Maria Lígia Rodrigues ^a   De Castro, Márcia Mota ^a   Freire, Maria Das Graças Machado ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Insecticide; Lectin; Mannose; Plant insect interaction; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; INSECTICIDE; PLANT LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SAPINDACEAE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATES; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; INSECTICIDES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LARVA; PLANT LECTINS; SAPINDACEAE; SEEDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; TALISIA;

EID: 2942587061     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.10145     Document Type: Article

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