Isolation and characterization of a new non-toxic two-chain ribosome-inactivating protein from fruits of elder (Sambucus nigra L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 303, 1996, Pages 1577-1585

  Citores, Lucía ^a   De Benito, Fernando M ^a   Iglesias, Rosario ^a   Ferreras, J Miguel ^a   Jiménez, Pilar ^a   Argüeso, Pablo ^b   Farias, Gustavo ^c   Méndez, Enrique ^c   Girbés, Tomás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Elder fruits; Nigrin f; Ribosome inactivating protein; Sambucus nigra

Indexed keywords

SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

EID: 0030450811     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.10.1577     Document Type: Article

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