In vitro Effects of protienaceous alpha amylase inhibitors on red flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum
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This paper presents evidence for the occurrence of proteinaceous inhibitors isolated from Chick pea (Cicer arietinum), Kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Maize seeds (Zea mays), Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Millet (Pennisetum typhoides). These seeds inhibitors exhibited inhibitory activity against alpha amylase from red flour beetle, T. castaneum. Out of five tested seed samples Wheat, Maize and Kidney bean inhibitors exhibited much inhibitory activity against α amylase from T. castaneum. It is of clinical significance that these seeds did not inhibit human saliva α amylase activity.
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