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binB protein, Bacillus sphaericus

under Bacterial Toxins
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More on Bacterial Toxins Definition: Toxic substances formed in or elaborated by bacteria; they are usually proteins with high molecular weight and antigenicity; some are used as antibiotics and some to skin test for the presence of or susceptibility to certain diseases.  GEN or unspecified: prefer specifics; coord IM with specific bacterium (IM); /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; DF: BACT TOXINS    Other names Toxins, Bacterial
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
binB protein, Bacillus sphaericus [ Bacillus sphaericus larvicidal toxin,binA protein, Bacillus sphaericus,binary toxin, Bacillus sphaericus,biolarvicide Bacillus sphaericus (strain 2362),larvicidal toxin (Bacillus sphaericus),spherolarvicide ]
  a dimeric crystal protein (binary toxin) consisting of 41.9 kDa and 51.4 kDtoxins; used against mosquitoes 		0   *Bacterial Toxins Protein Subunits
Pharma Action Insecticides 		J Bacteriol 1985;163(2):738

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