An amphiphilic, PK/PBAN analog is a selective pheromonotropic antagonist that penetrates the cuticle of a heliothine insect

Peptides

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 616-621

  Nachman, Ronald J ^a   Teal, Peter E A ^b   Aziz, Orna Ben ^c   Davidovitch, Michael ^c   Zubrzak, Pawel ^a   Altstein, Miriam ^c  

^a SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic; Cuticle penetration; Cuticular melanization; Insect neuropeptide antagonist; Noctuid moths; PBAN; Sex pheromone biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE BIOSYNTHESIS ACTIVATING NEUROPEPTIDE; PYROKININ; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYMPH; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PEST MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; MELANOTROPHS; MOTHS; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

ARTHROPODA; HELIOTHIS; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PELTIGERA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 60749130758     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.09.024     Document Type: Article

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