Purification and characterization of a chitinase-like antifungal protein from black turtle bean with stimulatory effect on nitric oxide production by macrophages

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 386, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-24

  Chu, Kin Tak ^a   Ng, Tzi Bun ^a  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Black turtle beans; Chitinase like antifungal protein; Macrophage; Nitric oxide production

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; CHITINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYMYXIN B;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEAN; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; IC 50; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MURINAE; MYCOSPHAERELLA; MYCOSPHAERELLA ARACHIDICOLA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 14944338636     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2005.003     Document Type: Article

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