Proteolytic Processing of the Cyt1Ab1 Toxin Produced by Bacillus thuringiensis Subsp. Medellin.

Bacillus thuringiensis produces d-endotoxins that require proteolytic processing to become active. The activation of the B. thuringiensis subsp. medellin 28 kDa (Cyt1Ab1) cytolytic toxin by trypsin, chymotrypsin and gut extract from Culex quinquefasciatus larvae was analyzed. The Cyt1Ab1 toxin of B....

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Autores Principales: Vanegas Murcia, Magnolia, Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin, Escibar, Elizabeth, Segura, Cesar, Orduz, Sergio
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/26816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762000000500014