Polypeptide compositions toxic to anthonomus insects, and methods of use
US6541448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel gene encoding a Coleopteran inhibitory Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal protein is disclosed. The protein, tIC851, is insecticidally active and provides plant protection from at least cotton boll weevil, Anthomomus grandis, when applied to plants in an insecticidally effective composition.
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