Recently, insect gut protease has gained great interest in the field of food and industrial
biotechnology due to their invisible characteristics and also their ability to act as an …

Abstract Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Boisduval 1833 is a voracious leaf
feeder and major agricultural pest attacking numerous crops. Development of insecticide …

Proteases are one of the most important digestive enzymes in the midgut of Hyphantria
cunea Drury. Proteases are responsible for protein digestion. In the present study, we …

Background: Enzyme kinetics contributes to understanding the structure and function of
insect digestive serine proteases. Kinetic parameters allow to understanding active sites and …

Cadmium (Cd) presence in terrestrial ecosystems is a serious threat that requires
continuous development of biomonitoring tools. Ideally, a suitable biomarker of exposure …

Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus luminescens are entomopathogenic bacterial
symbionts that produce toxic proteins that can interfere with the immune system of insects …

Rhyzopertha dominica is a pest that uses trypsin-like serine protease enzymes to hydrolyse
the proteins in the cereal grains on which it feeds. The present study reveals for the first time …

The cotton bollworm larva, Pectinophora gossypiella is a threat to cotton crops globally. The
pest attack result in qualitative and quantitative loss. Gut proteases of pest are studied to …

Characteristics of the digestive enzymes of the fifth instar larvae of the beet moth were
determined to achieve a superior understanding of the digestive physiology of the pest. After …

Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus luminescens are entomopathogenic bacteria
that have mutualistic relationships with their respective nematode hosts, Steinernema …