Proteases as insecticidal agents.
Toxins (Basel)
; 2(5): 935-53, 2010 05.
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ABSTRACT
Proteases from a variety of sources (viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, and insects) have toxicity towards insects. Some of these insecticidal proteases evolved as venom components, herbivore resistance factors, or microbial pathogenicity factors, while other proteases play roles in insect development or digestion, but exert an insecticidal effect when over-expressed from genetically engineered plants or microbial pathogens. Many of these proteases are cysteine proteases, although insect-toxic metalloproteases and serine proteases have also been examined. The sites of protease toxic activity range from the insect midgut to the hemocoel (body cavity) to the cuticle. This review discusses these insecticidal proteases along with their evaluation and use as potential pesticides.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
Assunto principal:
Peptídeo Hidrolases
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Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Toxins (Basel)
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos