Walter R. Terra

11.4k citations

208 papers · 7.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 49

Insect Science top 0.02%
Molecular Biology top 1%
Plant Science top 1%
Genetics top 2%
Immunology top 2%

Co-authors: Clélia Ferreira Alberto F. Ribeiro Plı́nio T. Cristofoletti A.G. de Bianchi Custódio Donizete dos Santos Carlos P. Silva Francisco José Alves Lemos Sandro R. Marana
Topics: Insect Resistance and Genetics (96 papers)Insect Utilization and Effects (67 papers)Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (35 papers)
Cited by: Insect Science Biotechnology Molecular Biology
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaThe Journal of Cell Biology Analytical Biochemistry
Partner nations: Brazil United States France

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Walter R. Terra

206 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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Insect digestive enzymes: properties, compartmentalization and function

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Water Transport and Enzyme Recycling in Tenebrio molitor Midgut: Insights From Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and In Vivo Inhibition Assays 2025 ·Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown),(unknown),Walter R. Terra	0
2	A proteomic approach to identify digestive enzymes, their exocytic and microapocrine secretory routes and their compartmentalization in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda 2021 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Giuseppe Palmisano,Daniel C. Pimenta,Walter R. Terra,Clélia Ferreira	3
3	Distinct photo-oxidation-induced cell death pathways lead to selective killing of human breast cancer cells 2020 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Ancély Ferreira dos Santos,Alex Inague,(unknown),Letícia Ferreira Terra,Rosangela A.M. Wailemann,André C. Pimentel,Marcos Y. Yoshinaga,Ricardo Silva,Divinomar Severino,Daria Raquel Queiroz de Almeida,Vinícius M. Gomes,Alexandre Bruni‐Cardoso,Walter R. Terra,Sayuri Miyamoto,Maurı́cio S. Baptista,Letícia Labriola	45
4	Heat shock protein B1 is a key mediator of prolactin-induced beta-cell cytoprotection against oxidative stress 2019 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Letícia Ferreira Terra,Rosangela A.M. Wailemann,Ancély Ferreira dos Santos,Vinícius M. Gomes,(unknown),(unknown),Flávia Carla Meotti,Walter R. Terra,Giuseppe Palmisano,S Lortz,Letícia Labriola	23
5	Prey digestion in the midgut of the predatory bug Podisus nigrispinus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) 2012 ·Journal of Insect Physiology ·(unknown),(unknown),José Cola Zanúncio,Alberto F. Ribeiro,Walter R. Terra,José Éduardo Serrão	54
6	Midgut proteins released by microapocrine secretion in Spodoptera frugiperda 2012 ·Journal of Insect Physiology ·(unknown),(unknown),Alberto F. Ribeiro,Walter R. Terra,Clélia Ferreira	18
7	Transporters involved in glucose and water absorption in the Dysdercus peruvianus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) anterior midgut 2010 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Thomas G. Bifano,Thiago Gerônimo Pires Alegria,Walter R. Terra	23
8	Purification and partial characterization of a midgut membrane-bound α-glucosidase from Quesada gigas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) 2009 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Fábio V. Fonseca,José Roberto da Silva,Richard Ian Samuels,Renato Augusto DaMatta,Walter R. Terra,Carlos P. Silva	18
9	Sequencing of Spodoptera frugiperda midgut trehalases and demonstration of secretion of soluble trehalase by midgut columnar cells 2009 ·Insect Molecular Biology ·Marcelo Cavenaghi Pereira da Silva,Alberto F. Ribeiro,Walter R. Terra,Carlos Eduardo Ferreira	38
10	Subsite substrate specificity of midgut insect chymotrypsins 2008 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Paloma Mieko Sato,Adriana Rios Lopes,L. Juliano,María A. Juliano,Walter R. Terra	16
11	Direct detection of underivatized chitooligosaccharides produced through chitinase action using capillary zone electrophoresis 2007 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Lucas Blanes,(unknown),Fernando Ariel Genta,(unknown),Walter R. Terra,(unknown),Claudimir Lúcio do Lago	20
12	Sequences of cDNAs and expression of genes encoding chitin synthase and chitinase in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda 2005 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Renata Bolognesi,Yasuyuki Arakane,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Karl J. Kramer,Walter R. Terra,Clélia Ferreira	82
13	Bauhinia Proteinase Inhibitor-Based Synthetic Fluorogenic Substrates for Enzymes Isolated from Insect Midgut and Caterpillar Bristles 2003 ·Biological Chemistry ·Sonia Aparecida de Andrade,(unknown),Adriana Rios Lopes,A.M. Chudzinski-Tavassi,María A. Juliano,Walter R. Terra,Misako U. Sampaio,Cláudio A.M. Sampaio,Maria Luíza Vilela Oliva	8
14	Purification, properties and substrate specificity of a digestive trypsin from Periplaneta americana (Dictyoptera) adults 2003 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Adriana Rios Lopes,Walter R. Terra	31
15	Characterization of a β-glycosidase highly active on disaccharides and of a β-galactosidase from Tenebrio molitor midgut lumen 2003 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Walter R. Terra,Clélia Ferreira	20
16	The role of residues R97 and Y331 in modulating the pH optimum of an insect β‐glycosidase of family 1 2003 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Sandro R. Marana,(unknown),(unknown),Walter R. Terra,Clélia Ferreira	16
17	Adaptation of tobacco budworm Heliothis virescens to proteinase inhibitors may be mediated by the synthesis of new proteinases 2001 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Loislene Oliveira Brito,Adriana Rios Lopes,José Roberto Postali Parra,Walter R. Terra,Márcio C. Silva-Filho	74
18	α-Galactosidases from the larval midgut of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera) and Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera) 2001 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Walter R. Terra	15
19	Evolution and function of insect peritrophic membrane 1996 ·Ciencia e cultura ·Walter R. Terra	13
20	Midgut ' ALFA '-glucosidase and ' BETA '-fructosidase from erinnyis ello larvae and imagoes 1985 ·Clóvis de Paula Santos,Walter R. Terra	1

About Walter R. Terra

Walter R. Terra is a scholar working on Insect Science, Aquatic Science and Biotechnology, having authored 208 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (96 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (67 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (4.9k citations), Biotechnology (686 citations) and Molecular Biology (4.7k citations). Walter R. Terra has collaborated with scholars based in Brazil, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Clélia Ferreira, Clélia Ferreira, Alberto F. Ribeiro, Plı́nio T. Cristofoletti, A.G. de Bianchi, Custódio Donizete dos Santos, Carlos P. Silva, Francisco José Alves Lemos, Sandro R. Marana and C. Ferreira. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Cell Biology and Analytical Biochemistry.

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