Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) microbial pesticides have a 50-year history of safety in agriculture.
Cry proteins are among the active insecticidal ingredients in these pesticides, and genes …

International consensus has been reached on the principles regarding evaluation of the
food safety of genetically modified plants. The concept of substantial equivalence has been …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses the formulation of specific development needs,
including research requirements for allergenicity assessment and protein safety, in general …

Crystal proteins (Cry) produced during the growth and sporulation phases of Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium are known as delta endotoxins. These toxins are being used …

Within the frame of the EU-funded MARLON project, background data were reviewed to
explore the possibility of measuring health indicators during post-market monitoring for …

The use of recombinant DNA techniques to engineer food crops with novel traits has
aroused tremendous interest and concern throughout the world. Both the public and the …

I. ntroduction 3. Lectins in bioscience and medicine 3.1. Applications of lectin-cell
interactions 3.1. 1. Lectins as gut stimulants 3.1. 2. Dietary lectins 3.1. 2.1. Effects on tumours …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), considered a safe insecticide, produces insecticidal proteins
named Cry during sporulation, which possess exceptional immunological properties. In this …

Cry1Ac protoxin has potent mucosal and systemic adjuvant effects on antibody responses to
proteins or polysaccharides. In this work, we examined whether Cry1Ac increased protective …

The present paper describes important features of the immune response induced by the
Cry1Ac protein from Bacillus thuringiensis in mice. The kinetics of induction of serum and …