Isolation and identification of foetidissimin: A novel ribosome-inactivating protein from Cucurbita foetidissima

Plant Science

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-393

  Zhang, Daoning ^a   Halaweish, Fathi T ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo gourd; Cucurbita foetidissima; Foetidissimin; Ribosome inactivating protein

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEPARATION; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

RIBOSOMES;

PROTEINS;

BUBALUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA FOETIDISSIMA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037371118     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00425-9     Document Type: Article

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