Toxicity of two type II ribosome-inactivating proteins (cinnamomin and ricin) to domestic silkworm larvae

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 160-165

  Wei, Guo Qing ^a,b   Liu, Ren Shui ^a   Wang, Qiong ^a   Liu, Wang Yi ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cinnamomin; Cytotoxicity; Ricin; RNA glycosidase; Silkworm; Sorcin ricin domain

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; CINNAMOMIN, PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI; PROTEIN; RICIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; LD 50; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOSOME; SILKWORM; STOMACH JUICE;

ALGAL PROTEINS; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES; RICIN;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 11144328286     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20024     Document Type: Article

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