Mannose-specific lectin activity of parasporal proteins from a lepidoptera-specific bacillus thuringiensis strain

Current Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-46

  Wasano, Naoya ^a,b   Ohgushi, Akira ^a   Ohba, Michio ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; GALACTOSE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PROTEINASE K; TRYPSIN;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ERYTHROCYTE; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEROTYPE; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; LECTINS; LEPIDOPTERA; MANNOSE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR GALLERIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042205245     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-3804-8     Document Type: Article

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