Aphids are amongst the most damaging pests of plants that use their stylets to penetrate the
plant tissue to consume large amounts of phloem sap and thus deprive the plant of …

Lectins are proteins found in a diversity of organisms. They possess the ability to agglutinate
erythrocytes with known carbohydrate specificity since they have at least one non-catalytic …

Lectins are a diverse class of proteins distributed extensively in nature. Among these
proteins; legume lectins display a variety of interesting features including antimicrobial; …

Due to the high content of nutrient, sieve tubes are a primary target for pests, eg, most
phytophagous hemipteran. To protect the integrity of the sieve tubes as well as their content …

Over 10,000 arthropod species are currently considered to be pest organisms. They are
estimated to contribute to the destruction of~ 14% of the world's annual crop production and …

Lectins constitute a complex group of proteins found in different organisms. These proteins
constitute an important field for research, as their structural diversity and affinity for several …

As a new and burgeoning area following genomics and proteomics, glycomics has become
a hot issue due to its pivotal roles in many physiological and pathological processes …

Diuraphis noxia, Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA), biotypes are classified by their differential
virulence to wheat varieties containing resistance genes. RWA salivary proteins, unlike …

The sap sucking insects (Hemiptera), which include aphids, whiteflies, plant bugs and stink
bugs, have emerged as major agricultural pests. The Hemiptera cause direct damage by …

Lectins are proteins that bind to carbohydrates and sugar containing substances in a
specific and reversible way or precipitate glycoconjugates. These heterogeneous class of …