Primary sequence and cDNA of insecticidally effective toxins from scorpions of the genus centruroides
AssigneeUniversidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
InventorsBarbara Selisko, Consuelo Garcia-Rodriguez, Angelina Ramirez-Navarro, Fernando Zamudio-Zuñiga, Baltazar Becerril-Lujan, Lourival D. Possani-Postay
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Abstract
This invention provides insecticidally effective toxins isolated from the venom of the Mexican scorpions of the genus Centruroides and the cDNA encoding one of the toxins.
Claims11
An insecticidally effective peptide, named Cn10, purified from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann, consisting of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or functionally equivalent mutations having at least 85% identity with SEQ ID NO:
- 1.
An insecticidally effective peptide, named C113, purified from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides limpidus limpidus Karsch, consisting of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:
- 2 or functionally equivalent mutations having at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO:
- 2.
An insecticidally effective peptide purified from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann, consisting of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:1.
An insecticidally effective peptide purified from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides limpidus limpidus Karsch, consisting of the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:
- 2.
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