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Patent No.:

US 5688764 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997

Filed:

Feb. 17, 1995

Insecticidal peptides from spider venom

Applicant:
Inventors:

Janice H Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Robert M Kral, Jr, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Karen Krapcho, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Assignee:

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:

Madson & Metcalf

Primary Examiner:

Robert A Wax

Assistant Examiner:

G E Bugaisky

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C07K / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514-2 ; 530300 ; 530858 ; 536 235 ; 4351723 ; 435 691 ; 4353201 ; 4352401 ; 4352523 ; 43525411 ;
Abstract

This invention relates to the purification of a family of insecticidally effective peptides isolated from the spider, Calisoga sp., characterized by their neurotoxic effect on insect pest and low mammalian toxicity. The cDNA sequences for three of these peptides have been isolated, and the complete coding sequence is provided. This invention also discloses methods for producing recombinant peptides, as well as methods of utilizing these peptides as insecticidal agents.

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Johnson, Janice. (1997). Insecticidal peptides from spider venom (U.S. Patent No. 5688764). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5688764

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