title: Lectins and protease inhibitors as plant defenses against insects.
abstract: Plants commonly accumulate lectins and proteinaceous protease inhibitors in their various tissues, sometimes in high concentrations. Much evidence suggests that one of the functions of these proteins is to serve as defenses against insects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: Larry L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Murdock
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Shade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D007313:Insecta / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D037121:Plant Lectins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000502:physiology; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D037121:Plant Lectins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D010450:Endopeptidases