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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Main Authors: Xiuzi Tianpei, Yingguo Zhu, Shaoqing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24964088/?tool=EBI