Abstract
Culture broths of fungal strains were screened for novel insect chitinase inhibitors using the Spodoptera litura chitinase inhibitory assay. The culture filtrates of 5 strains showed potent and specific inhibitory activity against the insect chitinase. Partial characterization showed that the active compounds produced by these strains were water-soluble macromolecular compounds which had not been hitherto reported as chitinase inhibitors. These novel chitinase inhibitors are, therefore, expected to be potential agents for insect control.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 33-36 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Pesticide Sciences |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Insect chitinase inhibitor
- Insect growth regulator
- Polysaccharide
- Protein
- Spodoptera litura
- Static culture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Insect Science
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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