Research Article, J Appl Bioinform Comput Biol Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Structural Modeling of Plant Secondary Metabolites Characterized by an Inhibitory Potential of Insect Enzymes
| Rabeb Shaiek1,2, Faten Raboudi1,3*, Nada Ayadi2, Sarra Aloui1,2, Rachid Salghi4 and Sami Fattouch2 | |
| 1ISAJC, Bir El Bey, University of Tunis, Tunisia | |
| 2LIP-MB, INSAT, University of Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 3UR-GIRC, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia | |
| 4ENSA, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Maroc, Morocco | |
| Corresponding author : Faten Raboudi UR-GIRC, FST, Tunis, ISAJC, Bir El Bey, University of Tunis, Tunisia E-mail: faten.raboudi@isajc.rnu.tn |
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| Received: August 04, 2014 Accepted: October 14, 2014 Published: October 20, 2014 | |
| Citation: Shaiek R, Raboudi F, Ayadi N, Aloui S, Salghi R and Fattouch S (2014) Structural Modeling of Plant Secondary Metabolites Characterized by an Inhibitory Potential of Insect Enzymes. J Appl Bioinform Comput Biol 3:2. doi:10.4172/2329-9533.1000110 |
Abstract
Structural Modeling of Plant Secondary Metabolites Characterized by an Inhibitory Potential of Insect Enzymes
Management of pests in the world is facing economic and environmental challenges posed by the majority of chemical pesticides. The identification of new effective insecticides is essential to fight against these parasites. Inhibition of insect enzymes has been opined as a possible mode of action of various plant secondary metabolites. However, it is necessary to gain knowledge about the binding mode of these metabolites to the target region so as to facilitate an understanding of the evolution of novel molecules for pest management.
