Degradation of hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins
US7524494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8259
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and enzymes for degrading hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of insect esterases, and mutants thereof, in the bioremediation of hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins residues, such as pyrethroid residues, contaminating the environment and horticultural commodities.
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