The importance of starch and sucrose digestion in nutritive biology of synanthropic acaridid mites: α-amylases and α-glucosidases are suitable targets for inhibitor-based strategies of mite control

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-158

  Erban, Tomas ^a   Erbanova, Michaela ^a   Nesvorna, Marta ^a   Hubert, Jan ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

amylase; amylase glucosidase inhibitor; glucosidase; Digestion; Synanthropic acaridid mite

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MALTOSE; STARCH; SUCROSE;

ACARIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIGESTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACARIDAE; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYDROLYSIS; MALTOSE; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARCH; SUCROSE;

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; ALEUROGLYPHUS OVATUS; CALOGLYPHUS; CHORTOGLYPHUS ARCUATUS; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; TYROBORUS LINI; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 67650321839     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20312     Document Type: Article

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