Evolution of tetrameric lectin Ricinus communis agglutinin from two variant groups of ricin toxin dimers

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 596-601

  Hegde, Ramesh ^a,b   Podder, Sunil K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenine A chain interaction; Lectin; Ricin; Ricinus communis agglutinin; Variant

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; RICIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

CASTOR BEAN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LECTINS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, TOXIC;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032525938     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540596.x     Document Type: Article

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