Isolation and Characterization of a Type 1 Ribosome-Inactivating Protein from Fruiting Bodies of the Edible Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 788-792

  Yao, Qi Zhi ^a   Yu, Marilyn M ^b   Ooi, Linda S M ^b   Ng, T B ^b   Chang, S T ^b   Sun, Samuel S M ^b   Ooi, Vincent E C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mushroom; N glycosidase; Ribosome inactivating protein; Volvariella volvacea

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VOLVARIELLA VOLVACEA;

EID: 0042026112     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970551h     Document Type: Article

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