Production and biochemical characterization of insecticidal enzymes from Aspergillus fumigatus toward Callosobruchus maculatus

Current Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 430-434

  Pereira, Jackeline L ^a   Franco, Octávio L ^a   Noronha, Eliane F ^a  

^a Centro de Analises Proteomicas e Bioquimicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEINASE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CARBON; CHITIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; LEUPEPTIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE; PROTEIN AP15; PROTEIN AP30; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGUS CULTURE; ION EXCHANGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHITINASE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; WEEVILS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 33744794603     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0192-x     Document Type: Article

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