Insect chitinases: Molecular biology and potential use as biopesticides

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 887-900

  Kramer, Karl J ^a   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis toxin; Baculovirus; Biological control; Biopesticide; Chitin; Chitinase; Cuticle; Enzyme biotechnology; Exoskeleton; Host plant resistance; Insect; Molting; Peritrophic membrane; Tobacco hornworm; Transgene; Transgenic plant; Transgenic virus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHITIN; CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PESTICIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TOXIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACULOVIRUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HOST RESISTANCE; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0344110241     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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