Examples of Secondary Compounds from Legume Seeds with Demonstrated Insecticidal Properties, Alkaloids, Dihydroxymethyl

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Examples of secondary compounds from legume seeds with demonstrated insecticidal properties (after Gatehouse et aL, 1991).

Compounds	Bruchid (insect)	Legume
I. Non-protein antimetabolites
1. Alkaloids
(i) 2, 5-dihydroxymethyl-3,4-dehydroxypyrroli dine (DMDP)	Callosobruchus maculatus	Lonchocarpus sp.
(ii) Non-protein amino acids	Callosobruchus maculatus	Castanospermum australe
2. Non-protein amino acids
p-Aminophenylalanine	Collosobruchus maculantus	Vigna sp.

3. Rotenoids	Callosobruchus maculantus	Lonchocarpus salvadorensis
4. Saponins	Callosobruchus chinensis	Phaseolus vulgaris
5. Polysaccharides
(i) Pectosans	Callosobruchus chinensis	Phascolus vulgaris
(ii) Heteropolysaccharide	Callosobruchus chinensis	Phaseolus vulgaris
	Acanthoscelides obtectus	Phaseolus vulgaris
(iii) Polysaccharides (?)	Callosobruchus chinensis	Vigna spp.

II. Protein antimetabolites
1. Lectins (phytohaemagglutinins)	Callosobruchus maculatus	Phaseolus vulgaris
2. α-Amylase inhibitors	Zabrotes subfasciatus	Phaseolus vulgaris
	Callosobruchus chinensis	Phaseolus vulgaris
3. Protease- inhibitors	Callosobruchus maculatus	Vigna unguiculata
4. Arcelin / LLP	Zabrotes subfasciatus	Phaseolus vulgaris
	Zabrotes subfasciatus	Phaseolus vulgaris

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