Residues of Legume AG41 Peptide Crucial to Its Bio-Insecticidal Activity.

ABSTRACT: Currently, crop protection relies heavily on chemical treatments, which ultimately leads to environmental contamination and pest resistance. Societal and public policy considerations urge the need for new eco-friendly solutions. In this perspective, biopesticides are effective alternatives to chemical insecticides for the control of various insect pests. Legumes contain numerous insecticidal proteins aimed at protecting their high nitrogen content from animal/insect predation. Investigating one such protein family at genome scale, we discovered a unique diversity of the albumin 1 family in the (model) barrel medic genome. Only some members retained very high insecticidal activity. We uncovered that AG41 peptide from the alfalfa roots displays an outstanding insecticidal activity against se

SUBMITTER: Diya F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10046687 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature