<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shukla, Ekta</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thorat, Leena J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nath, Bimalendu B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gaikwad, Sushama M.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Insect trehalase: physiological significance and potential applications</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Glycobiology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">carbohydrate metabolism</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">glycosidase inhibitor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">glycoside hydrolase</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">trehalase</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">trehalose</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">APR</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC 27513 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">25</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">357-367</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Trehalose, a non-reducing disaccharide, is widespread throughout the biological world. It is the major blood sugar in insects playing a crucial role as an instant source of energy and in dealing with abiotic stresses. The hydrolysis of trehalose is under the enzymatic control of trehalase. The enzyme trehalase is gaining interest in insect physiology as it regulates energy metabolism and glucose generation via trehalose catabolism. The two forms of insect trehalase namely, Tre-1 and Tre-2, are important in energy supply, growth, metamorphosis, stress recovery, chitin synthesis and insect flight. Insect trehalase has not been reviewed in depth and the information available is quite scattered. The present mini review discusses our recent understanding of the regulation, mechanism and biochemical characterization of insect trehalase with respect to its physiological role in vital life functions. We also highlight the molecular and biochemical properties of insect trehalase that makes it amenable to competitive inhibition by most glycosidase inhibitors. Due to its crucial role in carbon metabolism in insects, application of inhibitors against trehalose can form a promising area towards formulating strategies for insect pest control.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.283</style></custom4></record></records></xml>