Cry1Ab toxin production of MON 810 transgenic maize

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 182-190

  Székács, András ^a   Lauber, Éva ^a   Juracsek, Judit ^a   Darvas, Béla ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cry1Ab toxin; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay maize; Genetically modified organism; MON 810 genetic event

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS;

ACTIVE TOXINS; CROSS-REACTIVITY; CULTIVATION CONDITIONS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED MAIZE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; NEGATIVE CONTROL; PHENOLOGICAL STAGE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT SAMPLES; TOXIN CONCENTRATIONS; TOXIN DETECTION; TOXIN PRODUCTION; TRANSGENIC MAIZE; VEGETATION PERIODS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

CHLOROPHYLL; CRY1AB TOXIN; PROTOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; DETECTION METHOD; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; IMMUNOASSAY; MAIZE; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DESICCATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETATIVE STAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952244592     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5     Document Type: Article

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