Seena Kumari, Sanjay Tevatiya, Meenu Kalkal, Veena Pande, Rajnikant Dixit
Heme-containing enzyme heme-peroxidases catalyzes various oxidative reactions, and has widespread existence throughout the kingdom of algae, bacteria, plants, insects, and animals. Like other animals, molecular and biochemical studies highlight that heme-peroxidases (HPXs) enzymes also play a diverse role in insect physiology and their lifecycle. Exploring their role, and targeting to manipulate the biology of blood-feeding mosquito vectors that transmits many life threatening diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, malaria, is a fast emerging field in the community of vector biologist. In this review, we aimed to update the available information on the mosquito HPXs, and briefly highlight the relevant functional importance for future exploration.
Seena Kumari, Sanjay Tevatiya, Meenu Kalkal, Veena Pande, Rajnikant Dixit, 2021. Multifunctional role of Heme Peroxidases in Hematophagous Insects : A novel Target to alter mosquito physiology. Journal of Medical Arthropodology & Public Health 1(1): 49-66.