Purification, characterization and subcellular localization of a type-1 ribosome-inactivating protein from the sarcocarp of Cucurbita pepo

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 585-591

  Yoshinari, Shigeo ^a   Yokota, Sadaki ^b   Sawamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Koresawa, Shigehiro ^a   Tamura, Minoru ^a   Endo, Yaeta ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Characterization; Flesh of pumpkin; Purification; Ribosome inactivating protein; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; FRUIT; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE LYSATE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CUCURBITA PEPO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PEPO; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030424640     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0585r.x     Document Type: Article

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