Bacillus thuringiensis crystal δ-endotoxin: Role of proteases in the conversion of protoxin to toxin

Biochimie

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-116

  Rukmini, Voleti ^a   Reddy, Chandrahasa Y ^a   Venkateswerlu, Guntupalli ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPSINOGEN; PROTEINASE; PROTOXIN; TRYPSIN; TRYPSINOGEN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLEOPTERA; GENE ACTIVATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0034144083     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(00)00355-2     Document Type: Review

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