Inorganic phosphate has a crucial effect on Cry3Aa δ-endotoxin production

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-308

  Kurt, A ^a   Ozkan M ^b   Özcengiz, Gülay ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioinsecticides; Coleoptera specific crystal protein; Cry3Aa endotoxins; Inorganic phosphate effect; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GLUCOSE; IRON COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOINSECTICIDES; COLEOPTERA; COLEOPTERUM-SPECIFIC CRYSTAL PROTEIN; CRY3AA Δ-ENDOTOXIN; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; INORGANIC PHOSPHATE EFFECT; INORGANIC PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHATE EFFECT; REGULATION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; FERROUS SULFATE; PHOSPHATE;

PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SERUM GROUP PI SYSTEM; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 25844436297     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01776.x     Document Type: Article

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