Digestive physiology and characterization of digestive cathepsin L-like proteinase from the sugarcane weevil Sphenophorus levis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 462-468

  Soares Costa, Andrea ^a   Dias, Alcides B ^b   Dellamano, Márcia ^a   de Paula, Fernando Fonseca Pereira ^a   Carmona, Adriana K ^c   Terra, Walter R ^b   Henrique Silva, Flávio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L like proteinase; Cysteine proteinase; Plant resistance; Sphenophorus levis; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; INSECT PROTEIN;

ASSAY; BEETLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOMOGENEITY; INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE; ION EXCHANGE; STARCH; SUGAR CANE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGARCANE; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; CATHEPSIN L; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INSECT PROTEINS; KINETICS; SACCHARUM; WEEVILS;

SPHENOPHORUS;

EID: 79952629401     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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