Insecticidally effective peptides isolatable from phidippus spider venom
US5756459A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a family of insecticidally effective proteins and particular members of that family which may be isolated from the venom of the spider Phidippus audax, DNA encoding such proteins, insecticidal compositions of these proteins or the DNA encoding them, and methods for controlling invertebrate pests. Recombinant expression vectors and host cells and methods for producing insecticidally effective peptides are also provided.
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