Plant ureases and related peptides: Understanding their entomotoxic properties

Toxins

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 55-67

  Stanisçuaski, Fernanda ^a   Carlini, Célia R ^a  

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

Author keywords

Fluid secretion; Jaburetox 2Ec; Malpighian tubules; Midgut; Plant defense; Urease

Indexed keywords

CANATOXIN; UREASE;

CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFROMIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT DEFENSE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CANAVALIA; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; UREASE;

CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84857674066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins4020055     Document Type: Review

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