Hirsutellin A: A paradigmatic example of the insecticidal function of fungal ribotoxins

Insects

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 339-356

  Herrero Galán, Elías ^a,b   García Ortega, Lucía ^a   Olombrada, Miriam ^a   Lacadena, Javier ^a   Del Pozo, Álvaro Martínez ^a   Gavilanes, José G ^a   Oñaderra, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

sarcin; Cytotoxic proteins; Hirsutellin; Insecticidal proteins; Ribonucleases; Ribotoxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880054421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects4030339     Document Type: Review

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