Journal of Chemical Ecology (1998) 24, 985-998
Roxanne M. Broadway, Carmenza Gongora, Wendy C. Kain, John P. Sanderson, Jose A. Monroy, K.C. Bennett, Jason B. Warner and Michael P. Hoffmann (1998)
Novel chitinolytic enzymes with biological activity against herbivorous insects
Journal of Chemical Ecology 24 (6), 985-998
Abstract: The soil bacteria, Streptomyces albidoflavus, secretes endochitinases and chitobiosidases that are active over a broad range of pH (4-10). Ingestion of this mixture of chitinolytic enzymes significantly reduced the growth and development of Trichoplusia ni and significantly reduced survival of Myzus persicae, Bemisia argentifolii, and Hypothenemus hampei. Perfusion chromatography was used to separate endochitinases from chitobiosidases. The endochitinases had significantly greater biological activity against Bemisia argentifolii than the chitobiosidases. The utility of chitinolytic enzymes as regulators of populations of herbivorous insects is discussed.
(The abstract is excluded from the Creative Commons licence and has been copied with permission by the publisher.)
Link to article at publishers website
Database assignments for author(s): Carmenza E. Gongora
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
environment/habitat manipulation
Pest and/or beneficial records:
Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Myzus persicae | ||||
Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1 | ||||
Trichoplusia ni | ||||
Hypothenemus hampei |