Antidiabetic effects of simple phenolic acids: A comprehensive review

R Vinayagam, M Jayachandran, B Xu - Phytotherapy research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a major public health threat across the globe. Current
antidiabetic therapies are based on synthetic drugs that very often have side effects. It has …

The amylases of insects

JL Da Lage - International journal of insect science, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Alpha-amylases are major digestive enzymes that act in the first step of maltopolysaccharide
digestion. In insects, these enzymes have long been studied for applied as well as purely …

Structural features, substrate specificity, kinetic properties of insect α-amylase and specificity of plant α-amylase inhibitors

R Kaur, N Kaur, AK Gupta - Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background α-Amylase is an important digestive enzyme required for the optimal growth
and development of insects. Several insect α-amylases had been purified and their physical …

Amylase inhibitors and their biomedical applications

S Jayaraj, S Suresh, RK Kadeppagari - Starch‐Stärke, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Amylases are a class of enzymes that hydrolyze starch to yield low molecular weight
dextrins and sugars and they play important role in the digestion of carbohydrates. Inhibition …

Inhibitory activity of proteinaceous α-amylase inhibitors from Triticale seeds against Eurygaster integriceps salivary α-amylases: Interaction of the inhibitors and the …

M Mehrabadi, AR Bandani, R Mehrabadi… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
In many countries, the Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) is
one of the most important insect pests of wheat. Chemical control of E. integriceps is not …

Diversity of transgenes in sustainable management of insect pests

V Rakesh, VK Kalia, A Ghosh - Transgenic Research, 2023 - Springer
Insecticidal transgenes, when incorporated and expressed in plants, confer resistance
against insects by producing several products having insecticidal properties. Protease …

Transcriptomic and Metabolic Profiling of High-Temperature Treated Storage Roots Reveals the Mechanism of Saccharification in Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) …

C Li, M Kou, MH Arisha, W Tang, M Ma, H Yan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The saccharification of sweetpotato storage roots is a common phenomenon in the cooking
process, which determines the edible quality of table use sweetpotato. In the present study …

Transcriptome and gene expression analysis of three developmental stages of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei

DD Noriega, PL Arias, HR Barbosa, FBM Arraes… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Coffee production is a global industry valued at approximately 173 billion US dollars. One of
the main challenges facing coffee production is the management of the coffee berry borer …

The potato amylase inhibitor gene SbAI regulates cold‐induced sweetening in potato tubers by modulating amylase activity

H Zhang, J Liu, J Hou, Y Yao, Y Lin… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Potato cold‐induced sweetening (CIS) is critical for the postharvest quality of potato tubers.
Starch degradation is considered to be one of the key pathways in the CIS process …

Current challenges and genomic advances toward the development of coffee genotypes resistant to biotic stress

C Ariyoshi, FF de Oliveira, LH Shigueoka… - Genomic designing for …, 2022 - Springer
Coffee (Coffea spp.) is an important agricultural world commodity. Biotic stresses caused by
pests or phytopathogens can affect not only the coffee production, but also the grain quality …