Binding targets of termiticidal lectins from the bark and leaf of Myracrodruon urundeuva in the gut of Nasutitermes corniger workers.
Thâmarah A LimaLeonardo P DornellesAna Patrícia S OliveiraCaio Cs GuedesSueden O SouzaRoberto A SáRussolina B ZingaliThiago H NapoleãoPatrícia Maria Guedes PaivaPublished in: Pest management science (2018)
This study revealed that digestive enzymes and transport proteins found in worker guts can be recognized by MuBL and MuLL. Thus, the mechanism of their termiticidal activity may involve changes in the digestion and absorption of nutrients. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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