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. 2001 Dec;67(12):5855–5858. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5855-5858.2001

TABLE 3.

Toxicity of N- and C-terminus-deleted VIP against C. partellus and S. litura^a

Residues deleted	Toxicity result for:
	C. partellus		S. litura
	LC₅₀ (ng/cm²)	Regression equation	LC₅₀ (ng/cm²)	Regression equation
Control	8	y = 3.1067 + 2.1016x	5	y = 3.889 + 1.693x
N-terminal 39	8	y = 3.0821 + 2.1326x	530	y = 4.0192 + 3.6x
C-terminal 154	28	y = 0.9533 + 2.7963x	NA^b	NA
C-terminal 220	NA	NA	NA	NA

^a

Toxicity treatment was replicated five times with 20 first instar larvae each time. Mortality was recorded after 24 h of incubation.

^b

NA, no activity.