Identification of essential amino acid residues of an α-amylase inhibitor from Phaseolus vulgaris white kidney beans

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 838-844

  Takahashi, Takuya ^a   Hiramoto, Sachiko ^a   Wato, Shin Ichi ^a   Nishimoto, Tomoyuki ^a   Wada, Yoshinao ^b   Nagai, Kaoru ^a   Yamaguchi, Haruki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Osaka Medical College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Essential amino acid residues; Kidney bean; Phaseolus vulgaris; Amylase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE INHIBITOR; ARGININE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BEAN; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032731360     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022524     Document Type: Article

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