Annually, the cost of insect pest control in agriculture crosses billions of dollars around the
world. Until recently, broad-spectrum synthetic pesticides were considered as the most …

Plant‐derived protease inhibitors (PIs) are a promising defensin for crop improvement and
insect pest management. Although agronomist made significant efforts in utilizing PIs for …

Plant serine protease inhibitors are defense proteins crafted by nature for inhibiting serine
proteases. Use of eco-friendly, sustainable and effective protein molecules which could halt …

Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitors from legume seeds have been characterized structurally. The
presence of Cys–Cys in single or double chains shows a new pattern of proteins structurally …

The laticifer fluid of Calotropis procera is rich in proteins and there is evidence that they are
involved in the pharmacological properties of the latex. However, not much is known about …

The existence of a diverse serine proteinase gene family in lepidopteran insects suggests
they play a significant role in the insect adaptation to plant proteinase inhibitors. These …

A edes aegypti control is crucial to reducing dengue fever. A edes aegypti larvae have
developed resistance to organophosporous insecticides and the use of natural larvicides …

The continual need to increase food production necessitates the development and
application of novel biotechnologies to enable the provision of improved crop varieties in a …

The present study aims to provide new in vitro and in vivo biochemical information about a
novel Kunitz trypsin inhibitor purified from Piptadenia moniliformis seeds. The purification …

Protease inhibitors (PIs) function as a natural adversary to proteolytic enzymes. They can
diminish or inhibit the catalytic properties of proteases, which are crucial for various tasks in …