| 20100009912 | INSECTICIDAL EXTRACT FROM LEGUME PLANTS AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - The invention may be summarized as follows. The present invention provides insecticides comprised of naturally-occurring compounds, such as, for example, PA1b-related peptides and terpenoid saponins. The present invention also provides for identification and characterization of a synergistic insecticidal effect between peptides and saponins extracted from plants. Furthermore, simplified extraction procedures are provided that avoid the use of a chloroform defatting step or a column chromatography step. | 01-14-2010 |
