A Theoretical Model of the Tridimensional Structure of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. medellin Cry 11Bb Toxin Deduced by Homology Modelling

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 357-364

  Gutierrez, Pablo ^a,c   Alzate, Oscar ^b   Orduz, Sergio ^a  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry proteins; Homology modelling; endotoxin structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0035315996     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000300013     Document Type: Article

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