Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding ribosome inactivating protein from Amaranthus viridis and its expression in E. coli

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-12

  Kwon, Suk Yoon ^a   An, Chung Sun ^b   Liu, Jang Ryol ^a   Kwak, Sang Soo ^a   Lee, Haeng Soon ^a   Kim, Jeong Kook ^c   Paek, Kyung Hee ^c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amaranthus viridis; cDNA; Expression; Ribosome inactivating protein

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHIN PROTEIN, AMARANTHUS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034728280     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-000-0008-6     Document Type: Article

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