Expression of an insect excitatory toxin, BmK IT, from the scorpion, Buthus martensii Karsch, and its biological activity

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 23-24, 2005, Pages 1929-1934

  Hao, Chan Juan ^a   Xu, Cheng Gang ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Chai, Bao Feng ^a   Liang, Ai Hua ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; BmK IT; Buthus martensii; Prokaryotic expression; Purification

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ION EXCHANGE; PURIFICATION;

BIOACTIVITY; BMK IT; BUTHUS MARTENSII; PROKARYOTIC EXPRESSION;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BMK IT TOXIN, BUTHUS MARTENSII KARSCH; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEIN; NEUROTOXIN; SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; PLASMID; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTEINS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEUROTOXINS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SCORPION VENOMS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECTA; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; PROKARYOTA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 28444497802     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-3905-0     Document Type: Article

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