Ribosome inactivating protein-like activity in seeds of diverse Cucurbitaceae plants

International Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 415-419

  Dong, T X ^a   Ng, T B ^b   Wong, Ricky N S ^c   Yeung, H W ^b   Xu, G J ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE; RIBOSOME;

ANIMALIA; CUCURBITACEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0027417213     PISSN: 0020711X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-711X(93)90633-P     Document Type: Article

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