Ribosome inactivating protein and lectin from bitter melon (Momordica charantia) seeds: Sequence comparison with related proteins

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Wang, Hexiang ^a   Ng, T B ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lectin; Momordica charantia seeds; Ribosome inactivating protein; Sequence

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; BETA MOMORCHARIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PLANT LECTIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA ARGYROSPERMA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITACEAE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

EID: 0032501443     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9765     Document Type: Article

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