Insect chitinase and its potential use in plant protection.
Author of the article:WU Qing-Jun1,ZHANG Wen-Ji1,ZHANG You-Jun2
Author's Workplace:1.(Department of Applied Chemistry,China Agricultural University,Beijing100094,China),2.(Institute of Vegetables and Flowers,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing100081,China).
Key Words:chitin;insect chitinase;plant protection;potential use
Abstract:This paper summarizes recent progress of insect chitinase in the areas of physiology,biochemistry and molecular biology.Its potential use in transgenic plant pesticides is alsoreviewed.