A novel cysteine proteinase inhibitor from seeds of Enterolobium contortisiliquum and its effect on Callosobruchus maculatus larvae

This study focused on the characterization of a novel cysteine proteinase inhibitor from Enterolobium contortisiliquum seeds targeting the inhibition of the growth of Callosobruchus maculatus larvae, an important cosmopolitan pest of the cowpea Vigna unguiculata during storage. The inhibitor was iso...

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Main Authors: Natalia N.S. Nunes, Rodrigo S. Ferreira, Leonardo F.R. de Sá, Antônia Elenir A. de Oliveira, Maria Luiza V. Oliva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405580820301862

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