Insect α-Amylases and Their Application in Pest Management

B Wang, D Huang, C Cao, Y Gong - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amylase is an indispensable hydrolase in insect growth and development. Its varied
enzymatic parameters cause insects to have strong stress resistance. Amylase gene …

The First Reconstruction of the Head Anatomy of a Cretaceous Insect, †Gerontoformica gracilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and the Early Evolution of Ants

A Richter, B Boudinot, S Yamamoto… - Insect Systematics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The fossil record allows a unique glimpse into the evolutionary history of organisms living on
Earth today. We discovered a specimen of the stem group ant† Gerontoformica gracilis …

Effects of energetic compounds on soil microbial communities and functional genes at a typical ammunition demolition site

Y Zhu, S Zhao, S Qi, H Zhang, X Zhang, S Li, X Wang… - Chemosphere, 2025 - Elsevier
High concentrations of energetic compounds such as 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT),
hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX), and octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7 …