Plant insecticidal proteins and their potential for developing transgenics resistant to insect pests

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-120

  Koundal, K R ^a   Rajendran, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

amylase inhibitor; Bioassays; Lectin; Plant proteins genes; Protease inhibitor; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; ANTIBODY; BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT; INSECTICIDE; LECTIN; LYSINE; POTATO INHIBITOR 1; POTATO INHIBITOR 11; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARMYWORM; BIOASSAY; CROP PRODUCTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIGESTION; DNA PACKAGING; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT RESISTANCE; INTRON; LARVA; LEGUME; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PEST RESISTANCE; PHAGE DISPLAY; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLAGUE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; POACEAE; POTATO; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOYBEAN; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; POACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0041932453     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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