Mississippi State University

The University of Texas System

Stephen B Pruett

James Leif Smith

Shien Lu

Frank Austin

Ravichandran Akshaya

Steven Laihing

Fanrong Zeng

Sonny B Ramaswamy

Disclosed are occidiofungin formulations and uses thereof for the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer. Methods of producing the disclosed occidiofungin formulations are also provided. Further, methods of treating a subject with the formulations are provided. In some embodiments, the formulations include occidiofungin and one or more cyclodextrins. The formulations may optionally further comprise an additional chemotherapeutic agent for treating the proliferative disease, lipid vesicles, and/or aqueous solvents (including pharmaceutically acceptable buffers and/or exceipients).

Occidiofungin formations and uses thereof

Immunoassays useful for distinguishing between the insect pests,and,are disclosed. These immunoassays employ either,-specific monoclonal antibodies which do not detectably cross-react with tissue of,, or,-specific antibodies which do not detectably cross-reict with tissue of,. Thus, use of these antibodies in immunoassays conclusively demonstrates the presence of either,or,organisms on crop plants tested. Also disclosed are,-specific monoclonal antibody which does not detectably cross-react with tissue of,, and,-specific monoclonal antibody which does not detectably cross-react with tissue of,. These antibodies can be used in the disclosed immunoassays, and can be included in kits for conducting the disclosed immunoassays.

Heliothis virescens-specific and Helicoverpa zea-specific monoclonal antibodies and insect identification method

Growing community of inventors

Shreveport, LA, United States of America

Stephen B Pruett