A lectin extracted from Citrullus colocynthis L. (Cucurbitaceae) inhibits digestive α-amylase of Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

A lectin was extracted from seeds of <em>Citrullus colocynthis</em> (Cucurbitaceae) by column chromatography using Sepharose 4BGalactose and DEAE-Cellulose fast flow. The inhibitory effects of the extracted lectin on digestive α-amylase of <em>Ectomyelois ceratoniae</em> larv...

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Main Authors: S. Ramzi, A. Sahragard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/1659