Insights into the molecular mechanism of yellow cuticle coloration by a chitin-binding carotenoprotein in gregarious locusts

NA Egorkin, EE Dominnik, EG Maksimov… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Carotenoids are hydrophobic pigments binding to diverse carotenoproteins, many of which
remain unexplored. Focusing on yellow gregarious locusts accumulating cuticular …

[HTML][HTML] A termiticidal and high denaturation-resistant lectin from Moringa oleifera seed cake

APS de Oliveira, T de Albuquerque Lima… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Moringa oleifera seed cake contains a lectin named WSMoL C, which was previously
described as an insecticidal agent against the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. In this …