Insecticidal Compounds and Methods for Selection Thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Connecticut
InventorsGlenn F. King, Brianna Sollod McFarland
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Abstract
A series of potent and highly specific insecticidal toxins characterized by an amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO: 2-35.
Claims21
An isolated polypeptide having insecticidal activity comprising a member selected from the group consisting of the mature toxin sequence of polypeptides having the sequences of SEQ ID NO:
- 2-35.
An isolated polypeptide having insecticidal activity derived from funnel web spider hadronyche versuta comprising a member selected from the group consisting of the mature toxin sequence of polypeptides having the sequences of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, 4-8, 10-16, 19-26 and 29-35.
An isolated polypeptide having insecticidal activity derived from funnel web spider atrax robustus comprising a member selected from the group consisting of the mature toxin sequence of polypeptides having the sequences of SEQ ID NO:
- 3, 9, 17, 18, 27 and 28.
A nucleotide sequence which codes for a toxin having inhibitory activity at insect calcium channels wherein said nucleotide sequence codes for the mature toxin sequence of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:
- 2-35.
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