Angiotensin-converting enzyme as a target for the development of novel insect growth regulators

Peptides

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-162

  Isaac, R Elwyn ^a   Lamango, Nazarius S ^a   Ekbote, Uma ^a   Taylor, Christine A ^c   Hurst, Debra ^c   Weaver, Robert J ^b   Carhan, Ahmet ^c   Burnham, Susan ^a   Shirras, Alan D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; ANCE; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Insect control; Peptidase; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FOSINOPRIL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; GROWTH REGULATION; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; DRUG DESIGN; FEMALE; INSECTS; JUVENILE HORMONES; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33845751450     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.08.029     Document Type: Review

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