Urease insect-toxicity was originally noted in canatoxin, an orthologous isoform of jack bean urease. Digestion of the peptide identified a 10-kDa portion most responsible for this effect, termed jaburetox. An analogous portion from the soybean urease is named soyuretox. Studies on insects show that the entire protein is toxic without needing any digestion, however. Nevertheless, the "uretox" peptides, being more concentrated in toxicity, show promise as biopesticides.
Urease insect-toxicity was originally noted in canatoxin an orthologous isoform of jack bean urease Digestion of the peptide identified a 10-kDa portion most responsible for this effect termed jaburetox An analogous portion from the soybean urease is named soyuretox Studies on insects show that the entire protein is toxic without needing any digestion however Nevertheless the "uretox" peptides being more concentrated in toxicity show promise as biopesticides