Inhibitory action of Cerrado plants against mammalian and insect α-amylases

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-146

  Silva, Everton M ^a   Valencia, Arnubio ^a,b,c   Grossi de Sá, Maria Fátima ^b,d   Rocha, Thales L ^b   Freire, Érika ^d,e   de Paula, José E ^a   Espindola, Laila S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amylases; Amylase inhibitor; Bruchid; Cerrado; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS; ASPIDOSPERMA; BRUCHINAE; HEXAPODA; KIELMEYERA CORIACEA; MAMMALIA; ZABROTES SUBFASCIATUS;

EID: 70349548836     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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