Isolation and characterization of a new ribosome inactivating protein, momorgrosvin, from seeds of the monk's fruit Momordica grosvenorii

Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 773-784

  Tsang, K Y ^a   Ng, T B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cucurbitaceae; Ribosome inactivating protein; Seeds

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; MOMORGROSVIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; GLYCOSYLATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE LYSATE;

CHINA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRUIT; GLYCOSYLATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, TRANSFER; SEEDS;

CUCURBITACEAE; MOMORDICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SIRAITIA GROSVENORII;

EID: 0035808199     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(00)00980-2     Document Type: Article

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