Effects of a chitin-binding vicilin from Enterolobium contortisiliquum seeds on bean bruchid pests (Callosobruchus maculatus and Zabrotes subfasciatus) and phytopathogenic fungi (Fusarium solani and Colletrichum lindemuntianum)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-266

  Moura, Fabiano T ^a   Oliveira, Adeliana S ^a,b   Macedo, Leonardo L P ^a   Vianna, André L B R ^a   Andrade, Lucia B S ^b,c   Martins Miranda, A S ^b   Oliveira, Jose T A ^b   Santos, Elizeu A ^a   De Sales, Mauricio P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL VALE DO ACARAÚ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti insect activity; Bean bruchid pests; Chitin binding; Phytopathogenic fungi; Vicilin

Indexed keywords

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; ENTEROLOBIUM CONTORTISILIQUUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HEXAPODA; ZABROTES SUBFASCIATUS;

CHITIN; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VICILIN PROTEIN, PLANT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGUME; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHITIN; FABACEAE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; INSECTICIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

EID: 34047218362     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf061623k     Document Type: Article

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