Description
Production in a heterologous system of proteins naturally present in a living being.
Insecticide active by injection on larvae and by ingestion on adults.
Peptide sequences have been identified and are not listed in known Proteins.
Benefits:
- Promising alternative to current insecticides :
- diversification for fighting insect pests
- Insecticide based on a biomolecule
- Production by yeast or bacteria currently being validate
- Active molecule from 70ng per individual
- Molecule whose structure should make it possible to specifically target insect pests