Biochemical characterization of α-amylase of the Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps

Entomological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-377

  Kazzazi, Majid ^a   Bandani, Ali R ^a   Hosseinkhani, Saman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Digestive enzyme; Hemiptera; Midgut; Salivary gland; Scutelleridae

Indexed keywords

EURYGASTER INTEGRICEPS; HEMIPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 33845451647     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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