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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Man-Yeon Choi, Gainesville, FL (US);
Robert K. Vander Meer, Newberry, FL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 7/06 (2006.01); A01N 37/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 7/06 (2013.01); A01N 37/46 (2013.01); G01N 2333/43552 (2013.01); G01N 2333/726 (2013.01); G01N 2430/10 (2013.01); G01N 2500/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are novel bioactive peptides derived as antagonists to a fire ant receptor for a pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide/pyrokinin (PBAN/pyrokinin) gene derived neuropeptide ligand. Also disclosed are methods of controlling fire ants with the bioactive peptides disclosed herein. Methodological approaches to screening peptide libraries for the presence of PBAN/pyrokinin ligands are also provided herein.