Midgut cysteine-proteinase activity in the velvetbean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner))

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-123

  Mendonca E G ^a   Oliveira, M G A ^a   Visotto L E ^a   Guedes, R N C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptation to proteinase inhibitors; Digestive proteinases; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Proteinase inhibition; Proteinase kinetics

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; REACTION KINETICS; SOYBEAN; SUBSTRATE;

ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUCUNA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 84857650822     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-011-0403-0     Document Type: Article

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