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Biophysical Analysis of Vip3Aa Toxin Mutants Before and After Activation.
International journal of molecular sciences - 7 Nov 2024
Khunrach Pongsatorn, Surya Wahyu, Promdonkoy Boonhiang, Torres Jaume, Boonserm Panadda
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Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective biopesticides that kill lepidopteran pests, replacing chemical pesticides that indiscriminately attack both target and non-target organisms. However, resistance in susceptible pests is an emerging problem. B. thuringiensis also produces vegetative insecticidal protein (Vip3A), which can kill insect targets in the same group as Cry toxins but using different...
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