α-galactosidase activity in ingested seeds and in the midgut of Dysdercus peruvianus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 443-460

  Silva, Carlos P ^a   Terra, Walter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bug digestion; Carbohydrate digestion; galactosidase; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

EID: 4244019578     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1997)34:4<443::AID-ARCH4>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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