{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["25(9)"],"submitter":["Oliveira CT"],"pubmed_abstract":["Talisin is a storage protein from Talisia esculenta seeds that presents lectin-like and peptidase inhibitor properties. These characteristics suggest that talisin plays a role in the plant defense process, making it a multifunctional protein. This work aimed to investigate the effects of chronic intake of talisin on fifth instar larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda, considered the main insect pest of maize and the cause of substantial economic losses in several other crops. The chronic intake of talisin presented antinutritional effects on the larvae, reducing their weight and prolonging the total development time of the insects. In addition, talisin-fed larvae also showed a significant reduction in the activity of trypsin-like enzymes. Midgut histology analysis of talisin-fed larvae showed alt"],"journal":["Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pagination":["E2195"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7249069"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effects of a Reserve Protein on Spodoptera frugiperda Development: A Biochemical and Molecular Approach to the Entomotoxic Mechanism."],"pmcid":["PMC7249069"],"pubmed_authors":["Oliveira CT","Alves DG","Rios C","Machado SW","Silva CP","Franco OL","Macedo MLR","Bezerra CDS","Cardoso MH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effects of a Reserve Protein on Spodoptera frugiperda Development: A Biochemical and Molecular Approach to the Entomotoxic Mechanism.","description":"Talisin is a storage protein from Talisia esculenta seeds that presents lectin-like and peptidase inhibitor properties. These characteristics suggest that talisin plays a role in the plant defense process, making it a multifunctional protein. This work aimed to investigate the effects of chronic intake of talisin on fifth instar larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda, considered the main insect pest of maize and the cause of substantial economic losses in several other crops. The chronic intake of talisin presented antinutritional effects on the larvae, reducing their weight and prolonging the total development time of the insects. In addition, talisin-fed larvae also showed a significant reduction in the activity of trypsin-like enzymes. Midgut histology analysis of talisin-fed larvae showed alt","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 May","modification":"2025-04-04T07:32:00.104Z","creation":"2020-06-14T07:11:17Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7249069","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32397098"],"doi":["10.3390/molecules25092195"]}}