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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald Keith Atkinson, Toowoomba, AU;
Merlin Evelyn Howden, Cattai, AU;
Margaret Isabel Tyler, Turramurra, AU;
Edward Joseph Vonarx, Jan Juc, AU;
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; C12N / ; C07H / ; B01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800302 ; 424 932 ; 536 235 ; 4353201 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to insect viruses and plants which express an exogenous polypeptide derived from spiders of the genus Atrax or Hadronyche, which polypeptide is toxic to insects. The polypeptide has a molecular weight of approximately 4000 amu,) containing 36-37 Gino acids, and is capable of forming three intrachain disulfide bridges. Polyiucleotides which encode the polypeptide, insectidoidal compositions and methods of controlling insect infestation of crops are also included.