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US 5,554,369 AGranted
Method of controlling insects
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorsDavid R. Corbin, John T. Greenplate, Michael G. Jennings, John P. Purcell, Robert D. Sammons
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Abstract
3-Hydroxysteroid oxidase controls insects, particularly lepidopterans and boll weevil. Genes encoding for this enzyme may be cloned into vectors for transformation of plant-colonizing microorganisms or plants, thereby providing a method of controlling insect infestation.
Claims11
A method of controlling insect infestation of plants comprising providing a 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase for ingestion by the insect wherein the insect is a lepidopteran or boll weevil.
The method of claim I wherein said insect is a lepidopteran.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.