Protease-resistant core form of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1ie: Monomeric and oligomeric forms in solution

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1769-1774

  Guo, Shuyuan ^a   Zhang, Yancai ^a   Song, Fuping ^b   Zhang, Jie ^b   Huang, Dafang ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ie protein; Oligomer; Protease resistant core form

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRY1IE PROTEIN; LETHAL CONCENTRATION; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PROTEASE-RESISTANT CORE FORM; TETRAMERS; TRYPSIN DIGESTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MONOMERS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; SOLUTIONS; TRYPSIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA;

EID: 70350300627     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0078-2     Document Type: Article

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