Chemical modifications of Momordin-a and Luffin-a, Ribosome-inactivating proteins from the seeds of momordica charantia and luffa cylindrica: Involvement of His140, Tyr165, and Lys231 in the protein-synthesis inhibitory activity

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 959-964

  Minami, Yuji ^a,b   Islam, M Rafiqul ^a   Funatsu, Gunki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bitter gourd seed protein; Chemical modification; Protein synthesis inhibitor; Ribosome inactivating protein; Sponge gourd seed protein

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; LUFFIN A PROTEIN, LUFFA CYLINDRICA; LUFFIN-A PROTEIN, LUFFA CYLINDRICA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA PROTEINS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; RAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEEDS;

EID: 0032060287     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.959     Document Type: Article

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