Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) of wild Oregon cucumber (Marah oreganus)

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 721-725

  Remi Shih, N J ^a   McDonald, Karen A ^a   Girbés, Tomas ^b   Iglesias, Rosario ^b   Kohlhoff, Angela J ^c   Jackman, Alan P ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c Department of Parks and Recreation   (United States)

Author keywords

Manroot; Ribosome inactivating proteins; RIPs; rRNA N glycosidase; Trichosanthin; Wild cucumber

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; RABBITS; RIBOSOMES;

CAPRA HIRCUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINOCYSTIS LOBATA; MARAH; MARAH OREGANUS;

EID: 0031814554     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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