Toxin active against lepidopteran insects
US5578702A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A shortened or truncated protein toxin is provided which exhibits activity against lepidopteran insects. The truncated toxin is derived from an approximately 130 kD Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin. Also provided is a polynucleotide sequence encoding the truncated toxin.
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