Biochemistry of frog ribonucleases

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 775-784

  Irie, M ^a   Nitta, K ^b   Nonaka, T ^c  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibian RNase; Antitumour activity; Frog RNase; Lectin activity; Pyrimidine base specific RNase

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; LECTIN; PYRIMIDINE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; FROG; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA PIPIENS; RIBONUCLEASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; GALLUS GALLUS; IGUANA; JAPONICA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA PIPIENS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0031712127     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050206     Document Type: Review

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