Effects on larvicidal activity of single proline substitutions in α3 or α4 of the bacillus thuringiensis CRY4B toxin

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 825-832

  Uawithya, Panapat ^a   Tuntitippawan, Tipparat ^a   Katzenmeier, Gerd ^a   Panyim, Sakol ^a,b   Angsuthanasombat, Chanan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; delta endotoxins; larvicidal activity; proline substitutions

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GLUTAMINE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PROLINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHANNEL GATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031923098     PISSN: 10399712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216549800201872     Document Type: Article

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