Positive cooperativity among insecticidal scorpion neurotoxins.
Toxicon
; 33(8): 1099-102, 1995 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8533143
ABSTRACT
The insecticidal activity of scorpion neurotoxic polypeptides increased 5-10-fold with no apparent increase in mammalian toxicity when a combination of two toxins was injected. Synergistic combinations could be predicted from binding studies and competitive displacement assays. Our results indicate that simultaneous expression in baculovirus or other transgenic organisms of the synergistic combinations of insecticidal toxins may result in more potent insect-selective biopesticides.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sinergistas de Praguicidas
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Venenos de Aranha
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Controle Biológico de Vetores
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Dípteros
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Mariposas
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Neurotoxinas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Toxicon
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos