Biotechnological Potential of <i>Araucaria angustifolia</i> Pine Nuts Extract and the Cysteine Protease Inhibitor AaCI-2S

Biotechnological Potential of <i>Araucaria angustifolia</i> Pine Nuts Extract and the Cysteine Protease Inhibitor AaCI-2S

Protease inhibitors are involved in the regulation of endogenous cysteine proteases during seed development and play a defensive role because of their ability to inhibit exogenous proteases such as those present in the digestive tracts of insects. <i>Araucaria angustifolia</i> seeds, whi...

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Main Authors: Roberto Carlos Sallai, Bruno Ramos Salu, Rosemeire Aparecida Silva-Lucca, Flávio Lopes Alves, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva, Rodrigo da Silva Ferreira, Misako Uemura Sampaio, Maria Luiza Vilela Oliva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
<i>Araucaria angustifolia</i>
bioactive compounds
cysteine protease inhibitor
functional food
insecticide
plant extracts
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/12/1676

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