Ribonuclease, cell-free translation-inhibitory and superoxide radical scavenging activities of the iron-binding protein lactoferrin from bovine milk

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-241

  Ye, X Y ^a   Wang, H X ^b   Liu, F ^c   Ng, T B ^a  

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

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lactoferrin; Ribonuclease; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

IRON BINDING PROTEIN; LACTOFERRIN; RIBONUCLEASE; SUPEROXIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RNA DEGRADATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LACTOFERRIN; MILK; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RABBITS; RETICULOCYTES; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, TRANSFER; SUPEROXIDES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033989592     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(99)00131-4     Document Type: Article

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