Molecular and biochemical characterization of the effects of insecticidal toxin from meloidae beetles on Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
, “Molecular and biochemical characterization of the effects of insecticidal toxin from meloidae beetles on Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”, vol. 12, pp. 4393-4404, 2013.
The molecular and biochemical effects of an insecticidal toxin extracted from Meloidae beetles were investigated on Helicoverpa armigera. The toxin was identified as cantharidin, a well-known natural compound produced by beetles of family Meloidae and Oedemeridae. Furthermore, the effect of the toxin on the metabolic enzymes alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), responsible for the metabolism of insecticides, was also investigated.
