PROTECTION FROM ULTRAVIOLET-IRRADIATION BY MELANIN OF MOSQUITOCIDAL ACTIVITY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS VAR ISRAELENSIS

被引:55
作者
LIU, YT [1 ]
SUI, MJ [1 ]
JI, DD [1 ]
WU, IH [1 ]
CHOU, CC [1 ]
CHEN, CC [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL YANG MING MED COLL, DEPT PARASITOL, TAIPEI, TAIWAN
关键词
BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS VAR ISRAELENSIS; AEDES-AEGYPTI; DELTA-ENDOTOXIN; MELANIN; PHOTOPROTECTION; UV IRRADIATION;
D O I
10.1006/jipa.1993.1088
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
A process for production, isolation, and purification of melanin produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces lividans 66 harboring a recombinant plasmid pIJ702-bearing tyrosinase gene has been developed. The efficacy of melanin in the protection of mosquito larvacidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis against uv light has been studied. Results obtained by the live cell counts and the bioassay of residual mosquitocidal activity of B. thuringiensis var. israelensis after exposure to uv radiation showed that melanin is an excellent photoprotective agent. © 1993 Academic Press. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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