Biochemical characterization of pectinase activity from the digestive midgut fluid of larvae and adult of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Col: Chrysomelidae)

The study of pectinase enzyme in potato leaf beetle that is the most important pest of potatoes consider as an effective way to develop control methods because this enzyme is important in degrading plant cell wall. Pectinase enzyme was studied in midgut of Colorado potato beetle (CPB). This enzyme w...

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Main Authors: Razieh Karimi, Majid Kazzazi, Mohammad Vatanparast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2015-03-01
Series:Arthropods
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Online Access:http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2015-4(1)/biochemical-characterization-of-pectinase-activity.pdf