Digestive α-amylase of Bacterocera oleae Gmelin (Diptera: Tephritidae): Biochemical characterization and effect of proteinaceous inhibitor

Digestive α-amylase of Bacterocera oleae larvae was characterized and treated by an inhibitor to gain a better understanding of the degradation of nutritional molecules as a potential target for controlling the pest. Presence of α-amylase was confirmed in the gut of olive fruit fly through the use o...

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Main Authors: Sahar Delkash-Roudsari, Arash Zibaee, Mohammad Reza Abbaci Mozhdehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364713000311