1st Edition

Juvenile Hormones and Juvenoids Modeling Biological Effects and Environmental Fate

Edited By James Devillers Copyright 2013
401 Pages 14 Color & 211 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

401 Pages 14 Color & 211 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

401 Pages
by CRC Press

Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of structurally related sesquiterpenes secreted by the insect corpora allata. They affect most insect life-cycle stages and physiological functions, including embryogenesis, larval and adult development, metamorphosis, reproduction, metabolism, diapause, polyethism, and migration. Juvenoids such as methoprene, hydroprene, kinoprene, pyriproxyfen, and... Read more

Juvenile Hormones and Juvenoids: A Historical Survey
James Devillers

Future Perspectives for Research on the Biosynthesis of Juvenile Hormones and Related Sesquiterpenoids in Arthropod Endocrinology and Ecotoxicology
Jerome H.L. Hui, William G. Bendena, and Stephen S. Tobe

Morph-Specific JH Titer Regulation in Wing-Polymorphic Gryllus Crickets: Proximate Mechanisms Underlying Adaptive Genetic Modification of JH Regulation
Anthony J. Zera

Soldier-Specific Organ Developments Induced by a Juvenile Hormone Analog in a Nasute Termite
Kouhei Toga and Kiyoto Maekawa

Roles of Juvenile Hormone Analog Methoprene in Gene Transcription
Xiao-Fan Zhao

Modeling Resistance to Juvenile Hormone Analogs: Linking Evolution, Ecology, and Management
David W. Crowder, Peter C. Ellsworth, Steven E. Naranjo, Bruce E. Tabashnik, and Yves Carrière

Population Dynamics Models for Assessing the Endocrine Disruption Potential of Juvenile Hormone Analogues on Nontarget Species
James Devillers and Hugo Devillers

SAR and QSAR Modeling of Juvenile Hormone Mimics
James Devillers

Using CoMFA and CoMSIA as Tools in a 3D QSAR Analysis of Juvenile Hormone Agonist Action in Drosophila
Robert Farkaš and Maja Polakovičová
Predicting Highly Potent Juvenile Hormone Esterase Inhibitors from 2D QSAR Modeling
James Devillers, Annick Doucet-Panaye, and Jean-Pierre Doucet

Receptor-Guided Structure–Activity Modeling of Inhibitors of Juvenile Hormone Epoxide Hydrolases
Julio Caballero

Structural Studies of Juvenile Hormone-Binding Proteins
Agnieszka J. Pietrzyk, Mariusz Jaskolski, and Grzegorz Bujacz

In Silico
Stereoelectronic Profile and Pharmacophore Similarity Analysis of Juvenile Hormone, Juvenile Hormone Mimics (IGRs), and Insect Repellents May Aid Discovery and Design of Novel Arthropod Repellents
Apurba K. Bhattacharjee

Use of Multicriteria Analysis for Selecting Candidate Insecticides for Vector Control
James Devillers, Laurent Lagadic, Ohri Yamada, Frédéric Darriet, Robert Delorme, Xavier Deparis, Jean-Philippe Jaeg, Christophe Lagneau, Bruno Lapied, Françoise Quiniou, and André Yébakima

Biography

James Devillers has authored/edited 13 books and published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in QSAR and (eco)toxicology modeling. He is editor-in-chief of the journal SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research (Taylor & Francis) and editor of the series of books QSAR in Environmental and Health Sciences (CRC Press). James Devillers is also member of the editorial boards of Ecological Modelling (Elsevier), Xenobiotica (Taylor & Francis), and Current Bioactive Compounds (Bentham Science).