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Optimized Scorpion Polypeptide LMX: A Pest Control Protein Effective against Rice Leaf Folder
Lepidopteran insect pests are the main class of pests causing significant damage to crop plant yields. Insecticidal scorpion peptides exhibit toxicity specific for insects. Here, we report that a peptide LMX, optimized from the insect-specific scorpion neurotoxin LqhIT2, showed high levels of activi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070919/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24964088 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100232 |