Background α-Amylase is an important digestive enzyme required for the optimal growth
and development of insects. Several insect α-amylases had been purified and their physical …

An α-amylase with molecular weight of 73 kDa was purified from midgut of Dociostaurus
maroccanus using ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration, and ion exchange …

Plant cell wall degrading enzymes, pectinase and cellulase, in the digestive system of the red
palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrug Page 1 190 Vol. 50, 2014, No. 4: 190–198 Plant Protect …

The current study deals with a digestive α-amylase in the larvae of Pieris brassicae L.
through purification, enzymatic characterization, gene expression, and in vivo effect of a …

Elicitor-induced defences are a new addition in plants' armour to counter insect herbivory. It
is unknown whether exogenously-applied jasmonic acid and salicylic acid (JA & SA) …

The effect of gamma radiation (10, 15 and 20 Gy) on amylase and invertase activities and
some metabolites in alimentary canal of five days old males Rhynchophorus ferrugineus …

Abstract α-amylase inhibitors represent an important tool in engineering crop plants against
insect pests. For achieving this goal, it is necessary to find the nature of α-amylases and their …

Amylase inhibitors serve as attractive candidates of defense mechanisms against insect
attack. Therefore, the impediment of Helicoverpa armigera digestion can be the effective …

Abstract α-Glucosidases (α glus)(EC 3.2. 1.20) have been detected in a wide range of
plants, animals and microorganisms and are described by their ability to catalyze the …

Common bean is one of the most significant crops among the main legumes. Landraces of
the common bean are grown all over the world. These landraces show remarkable …