Amtul Jamil Sami

Purification and Characteristics of Beta-1, 4-Glucanase Occel9 of Oxya chinensis

Amtul Jamil Sami, Madeeha Khalid & Saliah Bilal · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: Oxya chinensis is a very serious paddy pest and causes major loss in rice crop. The objectives of the study were (1) Studying the molecular basis of plant biomass degradation by Oxya chinensis. (2) The role of Neem (Azadirachta indica) derived compounds, Azadirachtin and Sa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/7856

Potential of Azadirachtin and Neem (Azadirachta indica) Based Saponins as Biopesticides for In vitro Insect Pests Cellulase (Beta-1,4-Endoglucanase) Enzyme Inhibition and In vivo Repellency on Tribolium castaneum

Amtul Jamil Sami & A. R. Shakoori · Biotechnology Journal International · 2014

Aims: The work was undertaken to identify the role of Neem derived compounds (saponins and azadirachtin) on the digestive cellulose hydrolyzing enzyme activity of red flour beetle   (T. castaneum), rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) and red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicolis)....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2014/6903