Novel insecticidal peptides from Tegenaria agrestis spider venom may have a direct effect on the insect central nervous system

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-31

  Johnson, Janice H ^a,c   Bloomquist, Jeffrey R ^b   Krapcho, Karen J ^a   Kral Jr , Robert M ^a   Trovato, Rich ^a   Eppler, Kathryn G ^a   Morgan, Terry K ^a   DelMar, Eric G ^a  

^a NPS Pharmaceutical Inc   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NFS Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Insecticidal peptides; Spider toxins; Spider venom; Tegenaria agrestis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECTICIDE; SPIDER VENOM; TAITX 1; TAITX 2; TAITX 3; TAITX-1; TAITX-2; TAITX-3;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FRACTIONATION; HOUSE FLY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPIDER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOUSEFLIES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS;

EID: 0031618814     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1998)38:1<19::AID-ARCH3>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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