Evaluation of Aib and PEG-polymer insect kinin analogs on mosquito and tick GPCRs identifies potent new pest management tools with potentially enhanced biostability and bioavailability - Xiong, Caixing; Kaczmarek, Krzysztof; Zabrocki, Janusz; Pietrantonio, Patricia V.; Nachman, Ronald J. (General and comparative endocrinology, 2019)
Keywords: Aedes aegypti; Aphidoidea; Arthropod disease vectors; bioactive properties; bioavailability; biodegradation; Calcium bioluminescence assay; Cattle fever tick; digestion; diuresis; endocrinology; insects; kinins; labellum (insects); Leucokinin; median effective concentration; peptidases; pest management; polyethylene glycol; Rhipicephalus microplus; sugars; taste; ticks; Calcium bioluminescence assay; Aedes aegypti; Leucokinin; Arthropod disease vectors; Rhipicephalus microplus; Cattle fever tick