176 results about "Invertebrate" patented technology

The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Disclosed are mixtures and compositions for controlling invertebrate pests relating to combinations comprising (a) 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, and its N-oxides, and suitable salts thereof

and a component (b) wherein the component (b) is at least one compound or agent selected from neonicotinoids, cholinesterase inhibitors, sodium channel modulators, chitin synthesis inhibitors, ecdysone agonists, lipid biosynthesis inhibitors, macrocyclic lactones, GABA-regulated chloride channel blockers, juvenile hormone mimics, ryanodine receptor ligands, octopamine receptor ligands, mitochondrial electron transport inhibitors, nereistoxin analogs, pyridalyl, flonicamid, pymetrozine, dieldrin, metaflumizone, biological agents, and suitable salts of the foregoing. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a mixture or composition of the invention.

This invention provides compounds of Formula (I), N-oxides and suitable salts thereof INSERT FORMULA I HERE wherein R¹ is Me, Cl, Br or F; R² is F, Cl, Br, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl or C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R³ is F, Cl or Br; R⁴ is H or C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkenyl, C₃-C₄ alkynyl, C₃-C₅ cycloalkyl, or C₄-C₆ cycloalkylalkyl, each optionally substituted with one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, SMe S(O)Me, S(O)₂Me and OMe; R⁵ is H or Me; R⁶ is H, F or Cl; and R⁷ is H, F or Cl. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein). This invention also pertains to a composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent.

Methods for inducing systemic, non-specific and/or sequence specific immune responses in invertebrates, e.g., marine invertebrates such as mollusks, porifera, ctenophora, echinodermas, marine worms, cnideria and preferably crustaceans, by the administration of at least one dsRNA, that confers immunity against a pathogen, or modulates expression of gene that affects growth, reproduction, and general health or "robustness" are provided. Also provided are methods of identifying invertebrate genes, e.g., crustacean genes, the expression of which is involved in the induction of non-specific (systemic) immune responses against pathogens. Also disclosed are preferred delivery systems and methods for stably administering at least one dsRNA to a crustacean whereby the dsRNA is administered via injection, immersion, in a feed or nutrient medium or comprised in a microorganism, e.g., yeast or microalgae, that expresses said dsRNA and is ingestible by said crustacean, e.g., a shrimp.

This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to a novel ecdysone receptor/invertebrate retinoid X receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating gene expression in a host cell for applications such as gene therapy, large-scale production of proteins and antibodies, cell-based high throughput screening assays, functional genomics and regulation of traits in transgenic organisms.

This invention provides compounds of Formula (I), and N-oxides and salts thereof (I) wherein A, B, R1 through R5, R7 through R9, X and Y are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I). Also disclosed are compositions for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising the compounds of Formula (I).

The invention provides an ecological restoration method for soil in a chemical industrial area. The ecological restoration method includes the following steps that pollution indexes of the soil in the chemical industrial area are detected; deep ploughing is conducted, clay not smaller than 30 cm under the ground surface is turned up, and the soil is loosened and watered to be wet; a compound microorganism bacterium agent is thrown into the soil with the dosage ranging from 30 ppm/m<2> to 50 ppm/m<2>; terrestrial invertebrates are thrown into the soil; plants are planted on the soil; the pollution indexes of the soil in the chemical industrial area are detected; and the above steps are repeated every other 30 days to 60 days till the quality of the soil meets the requirements. By means of the ecological restoration method for the soil in the chemical industrial area, biological diversity of the soil is restored, the quality of the soil is improved fundamentally, the self-purification capability of the soil is restored fundamentally, and the pollution phenomenon is effectively eliminated. The method is used for strengthening the self-restoring capability and the self-cleaning capability of the nature, and meanwhile the ecological restoration method has the beneficial effects that the running cost is low, and the pollution treatment effect is good.

A self-contained aquaculture system comprising a modular building having a first main chamber for containing fish or salt or fresh water invertebrates, a second swirl chamber comprising a primary filter communicating with the main chamber for removing solids from the main chamber, a drum filter for receiving and filtering water from the swirl chamber, a third biological filter chamber beneath the drum filter for receiving water therefrom and a biological filter tank. Water is pumped from the chamber to the biological filter tank for circulation back to the main chamber. The building defines an enclosed space over the chambers, the temperature of which is controlled by an air conditioning unit. A foam fractionator, ultraviolet unit and ozone generator are used for treating the water in the main chamber.

This invention provides compounds of Formula I, N-oxides and suitable salts thereof (INSERT FORMULA I HERE) wherein Y and V are each independently N or CR_4a; W is N, CH or CR₆; and R₁ through R₆, and n are as defined in the disclosure. This invention also pertains to a composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, an N-oxide thereof or an agronomic or nonagronomic suitable salt of the compound and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent, and optionally further comprising an effective amount of at least one additional biologically active compound or agent. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, an N-oxide thereof or an agronomic or nonagronomic suitable salt of the compound or with the composition described herein.

The present invention discloses a process of extraction, purification and characterization of a non-polar fluorescent dye from a marine echinoderm Holothuria scabra, compositions containing the dye and various applications of the dye, said dye is a natural, cell permeant, nontoxic and environmentally friendly non-polar fluorescent dye.

This invention provides compounds of Formula (I), N-oxides and salts thereof wherein: A is O or S; B is a phenyl ring or a pyridine ring, each ring optionally substituted with 1 to 5 R; J is a pyrazole or a pyrrole heterocyclic ring system as defined herein; and; R¹ is H; or C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂-C₆ alkenyl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl or C₃-C₆ cycloalkl each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NO₂, hydroxy, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylthio, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfonyl, C₂-C₄ alkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₄ alkylamino, C₂-C₈ dialkylamino and C₃-C₆ cycloalkylamino. Also disclosed are methods for controlling at least one invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I, an N-oxide or a salt thereof (e.g., as a composition described herein). This invention also pertains to a composition comprising at least one compound of Formula I, an N-oxide or a salt thereof; and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent.

The present invention relates to the field of synthesis of short double-stranded RNAs. An in vitro transcription method using bacteriophage polymerases and target sequence-specific single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides as templates is disclosed. The present invention finds particularly advantageous use in the synthesis of short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that have been shown to function as key intermediates in triggering sequence-specific RNA degradation during posttranscriptional gene silencing in plants and RNA interference in invertebrates and vertebrate systems.

This invention provides compounds of Formula (I), N-oxides and suitable salts thereof, wherein A and B are independently O or S; each J is independently a phenyl ring, a naphthyl ring system, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system wherein each ring or ring system is optionally substituted with 1 to 4 R⁵; K is, together with the two contiguous linking carbon atoms, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring optionally substituted with 1 to 3 R⁴; and R¹ R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein). This invention also pertains to a composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents.

The object of the present invention is to provide a method for the detection and/or quantification of the 14-3-3 proteins or their isoforms for early stage diagnosis of TSE-diseases, which method allows to perform the diagnosis in the living organism. It is furthermore an object, to detect a contamination of the sample by the parallel determination of a second antigen. This object according to the invention is solved by making use of the biochemical characteristics of the members of the 14-3-3 protein family, which bind to specific amino acid motifs like X(n)-XSXXSXXSX-X(n) or to the motif RSXpSXP (SEQ ID NO: 12) within peptides or proteins. For determining one or more isoforms or the entirety of the 14-3-3 protein(s) and for specific binding, one uses modified solid phases like e.g. microtiter plates, which are coated with a synthetic or natural peptide containing a binding motif for 14-3-3 proteins, e.g. a chemically synthesised peptide having the motif CAALPKINRSApSEPSLHR (SEQ ID NO: 1). After the addition of the extracts or bodily fluids to be investigated the detection and quantification of the generated peptide-14-3-3 protein complexes is accomplished by means of labeled antibodies. The use of the 14-3-3 protein family and/or of individual isoforms of the 14-3-3 proteins according to the invention can be employed as an effect monitor or biomonitor in aquatic invertebrates after environmental effects like the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), (xeno)estrogens etc. Moreover, the method can be used for early diagnosis of TSE-diseases like e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and its novel form (variant) in young persons (vCJD) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or comparable diseases. Thus a diagnostic marker (surrogate marker) is available, which can be used in the living organism as a screening marker, confirmation marker or single marker.

The novel germ-line transformation systems disclosed in this patent application allow the physical deletion of transposon DNA following the transformation process, and the targeting of transgene integrations into predefined target sites. In this way, transposasemediated mobilization of genes-of-interest are excluded mechanistically and random genomic integrations eliminated. In contrast to conventional germ-line transformation technology, our systems provide enhanced stability to the transgene insertion. Furthermore, DNA sequences required for the transgene modification (e.g. transformation marker genes, transposase or recombinase target sites), are largely removed from the genome after the final transgene insertion, thereby eliminating the possibility for instability generated by these processes. The RMCE technology, which is disclosed in this patent application for invertebrate organisms (exemplified in Drosophila melanogaster) represents an extremely versatile tool with application potential far beyond the goal of transgene immobilization. RMCE makes possible the targeted integration of DNA cassettes into a specific genomic loci that are pre-defined by the integration of the RMCE acceptor plasmid. The loci can be characterized prior to a targeting experiment allowing optimal integration sites to be pre-selected for specific applications, and allowing selection of host strains with optimal fitness. In addition, multiple cassette exchange reactions can be performed in a repetitive way where an acceptor cassette can be repetitively exchanged by multiple donor cassettes. In this way several different transgenes can be placed precisely at the same genomic locus, allowing, for the first time, the ability to eliminate genomic positional effects and to comparatively study the biological effects of different transgenes.

Described is a method for treating wood, in which the wood is brought into contact with a mixture of liquid or water-soluble organic ammonium carboxylate and an active ingredient which repels invertebrates, characterized in that the organic ammonium carboxylate has the formula (1):

[NR¹R²R³R⁴]⁺_n[R⁵(COO)_n]⁻ⁿ  (1),

in which R¹, R² and R³ are selected from hydrogen, substituted and unsubstituted alkyls containing 1-6 carbon atoms, R⁴ is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl containing 1-6 carbon atoms, R⁵ is hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon containing 1-6 carbon atoms and n is an integral 1-6 and whereby wood-preservative active ingredient contains a chelating agent which repels invertebrate, which chelating agent is selected from an aminopolycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, a hydroxy acid or a salt thereof or a phosphonate or a salt thereof or a mixture of chelating agents which belong to two of more groups thereof.

The application discloses novel synthetic compounds, modeled after unique toxins extracted from the marine invertebrate Diazona angulata useful in the treatment abnormal cell mitosis. The application also discloses novel methods for synthesis of these compounds and methods of using these compounds.

This invention provides compounds of Formula I, N-oxides and suitable salts thereof

wherein A is O or S(O)?m#191;J is a phenyl or heterocyclic ring as defined herein; and R₁ through R₁₂, n, m and r are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein). This invention also pertains to a composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent.

A composition of oxygenated dibenzo-alpha-pyrone chromoproteins (DCP) and their isolation from shilajit, fossils of ammonites, corals and other invertebrates. More particularly, to the description of DCP-composition comprising oxygenated dibenzo-alpha-pyrone or its conjugates, phosphocreatine, proteins, fatty acyl esters of glycerol and other small ligands, e.g., carotenoids, sterols and aromatic acids, as core structural fragments, and their biological functions. Pharmaceutical, nutritional, skin care and personal care formulations are also described. These findings establish DCPs as the major bioactives of shilajit.