Isolation and purification of α-amylase inhibitors and their in vitro and in vivo effects on Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)

Plant derived α-amylase inhibitors are proteinaceous molecules that regulate the enzyme activity in plants and also protect plants from insect attack. In the current study, 28 accessions of 19 plant species were screened for their α-amylase inhibitory activity. The durum wheat varieties, Beni Suef-1...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Oukasha Abd El-latif, Nesma Mohieldeen, Ahmed Mahmoud Ali Salman, Elena N. Elpidina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Plant Protection Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2020.134911