Protein engineering of δ-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Saraswathy, Nachimuthu ^a   Kumar, Polumetla Ananda ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Brush border membrane vesicles; Cry proteins endotoxin; Ion channel conductance; Planar lipid bilayers; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; ION CHANNEL; PESTICIDE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS; SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4844221989     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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