Isolation of a napin-like polypeptide with potent translation-inhibitory activity from Chinese cabbage (Brassica parachinensis cv green-stalked) seeds

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 442-449

  Ngai, Patrick H K ^a   Ng, T B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Brassica parachinensis; Cabbage; Napin; Seeds; Translation inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BRASSICA EXTRACT; CALMODULIN INHIBITOR; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; NAPIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHINESE CABBAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL FILTRATION; IC 50; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA PARACHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 0042631136     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.460     Document Type: Article

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