Isolation and characterization of new isoforms of trichosanthin from Trichosanthes kirilowii

Plant Science

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-85

  Narayanan, Pushpa ^a   Mak, Nai Ki ^a   Luong, Phuong Bich ^a   Wong, Ricky Ngok Shun ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Isoforms; Ribosome inactivating protein; Trichosanthes kirilowii; Trichosanthin

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DNA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEINS; RNA; TOXICITY;

ISOFORMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALPHA TRICHOSANTHIN; BETA TRICHOSANTHIN; CIRCULAR DNA; GAMMA TRICHOSANTHIN; GLYCOSIDASE; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RNA 28S; TRICHOSANTHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; LYMPHOCYTE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII;

TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII;

EID: 0036135633     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(01)00533-7     Document Type: Article

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