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US 9,006,212 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for pest control
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University
InventorsIdo Bachelet, Ram Sasisekharan, Mark Bulmer, Rebeca B. Rosengaus
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Abstract
Provided herein are compositions and kits comprising carbohydrate-based inhibitors that bind GNBP and/or inhibit β(1,3)-glucanase activity. Also provided are methods of using such inhibitors to protect against or treat pest infestation, as are compositions and kits comprising subparts of the carbohydrate-based inhibitors.
Claims35
A method for providing protection against or treating a pest infestation consisting of:
- contacting a pest, soil, wood, plant, seeds, grain or manmade structure with a carbohydrate-based inhibitor that inhibits β(1,3)-glucanase activity of gram-negative bacteria binding protein (GNBP) in an amount effective to protect against or to treat the pest infestation,
- wherein the carbohydrate-based inhibitor does not inhibit cellulase or stimulate feeding in the pests of the pest infestation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.