As sementes de leguminosas apresentam alta concentração de proteínas, incluindo os
inibidores de proteinases e as lectinas. Estas proteínas estão envolvidas em vários …

Rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L.(Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most destructive
stored-product pests that is resistant to a wide range of chemical insecticides. In the present …

In the current scenario of climate change, there is a resurgence of insect pests, which are
causing heavy economic loss to the agricultural production globally. The worldwide use of …

As sementes são unidades de reprodução fundamentais no processo de dispersão e na
sobrevivência das espécies de angiospermas e gimnospermas (Beltrati e Paoli, 2012). Por …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on proteins that are toxic to predatory insects. A
variety of structurally different proteins display anti-insect activity. They include thiol …

INTRODUÇÃO A região semiárida do nordeste do Brasil caracteriza-se por apresentar altas
temperaturas e elevada radiação solar. As chuvas incidentes na região são suficientes para …

A novel lectin having specificity for N-acetyllactosamine was purified from the tubers of
Arisaema speciosum Martius (family: Araceae) by affinity chromatography on asialofetuin …

Lectin from Erythrophleum suaveolens stem bark was partially purified and evaluated in
terms of its haemagglutination activity. Ground, dried stem bark of Erythrophleum …

Lectins are sugar-binding proteins that perform various biological functions such as cellular
recognition attachments etc. Pulses the dried edible seeds of certain plants are great …

Lectins are glycoproteins having ability to bind with carbohydrate moieties non-covalently
and reversibly. The present investigation was undertaken to study the specificity of lectins …