Peptides as novel biopesticides

Peptides as novel biopesticidesVenom peptides are small toxic proteins originated from animal venoms. They have attracted great interest as a route to develop the next generation of novel, effective and safe biopesticides. This chapter reviews the characteristics and discovery of a range of venom peptides. It shows how inhibitory cysteine knot (ICK) type peptides, characterized by strong selectivity specificity, stability and capacity for production at high volume, were used to

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