Pyrularia thionin: Physical properties, biological responses and comparison to other thionins and cardiotoxin

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 169-191

  Vernon, Leo P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CARDIOTOXIN; PLANT TOXIN; THIONINE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISULFIDE BOND; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; POACEAE; PYRULARIA; PYRULARIA PUBERA;

EID: 0027050518     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549209115819     Document Type: Article

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87. Studies on Purothionin by Chemical Modifications
88. The Temporal Sequence of Events in the Activation of Phospholipase A2 by Lipid Vesicles
89. Membrane Structure, Toxins and Phospholipase A2 Activity