Binding of Cry δ-endotoxins to brush border membrane vesicles of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-240

  Liao, Chunyan ^a,b   Brooks, Liz ^a   Trowell, Stephen C ^a   Akhurst, Raymond J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Brush border membrane vesicles; Helicoverpa armigera; Helicoverpa punctigera; Ligand binding; endotoxin

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250783617     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1005-295X.2005.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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