The seed coat of Phaseolus vulgaris interferes with the development of the cowpea weevil [Callosobruchus maculatus (F. ) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)]
An. acad. bras. ciênc
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76(1): 57-65, Mar. 2004. ilus, tab, graf
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RESUMO
We have confirmed here that the seeds of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) do not support development of the bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), a pest of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] seeds. Analysis of the testa (seed coat) of the bean suggested that neither thickness nor the levels of compounds such as tannic acid, tannins, or HCN are important for the resistance. On the other hand, we have found that phaseolin (vicilin-like 7S storage globulin), detected in the testa by Western blotting and N-terminal amino acid sequencing, is detrimental to the development of C. maculatus. As for the case of other previously studied legume seeds (Canavalia ensiformis and Phaseolus lunatus) we suggest that the presence of vicilin-like proteins in the testa of P. vulgaris may have had a significant role in the evolutionary adaptation of bruchids to the seeds of leguminous plants.
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Coleoptera
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Phaseolus nanus
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
An. acad. bras. ciênc
Journal subject:
Science
Year:
2004
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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