Molecular characterization of a novel vegetative insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis effective against sap-sucking insect pest

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 937-946

  Sattar, Sampurna ^a,b   Maiti, Mrinal K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Bacillus thuringiensis; Binary toxin; Heterologous expression; Vegetative insecticidal proteins

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA; PEPTIDE; PLANT TOXIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETATIVE INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN 1; VEGETATIVE INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN 2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APHID; APHIS GOSSYPII; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC 50; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIP1AE GENE; VIP2AE GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APHIDS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80053233567     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1105.05030     Document Type: Article

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