Double-lectin site ricin B chain mutants expressed in insect cells have residual galactose binding: Evidence for more than two lectin sites on the ricin toxin B chain

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-658

  Fu, Tao ^a   Burbage, Chris ^a   Tagge, Edward ^a   Chandler, John ^a   Willingham, Mark ^a   Frankel, Arthur ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BINDING SITES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE CONTROL; MAMMALS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ASIALOFETUIN; CASTOR BEANS; CELL-BINDING; HETERODIMERS; IMMUNOREACTIVITIES; INSECT CELLS; RICIN B; SUBDOMAIN; SUGAR BINDING; SYNTHESISED;

CHAINS;

EID: 0030294020     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc960056b     Document Type: Article

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