Characterization of the Proteins from Vigna unguiculata Seeds

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1682-1687

  Freitas, Regina L ^a   Teixeira, Artur R ^a   Ferreira, Ricardo B ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Globulins; Proteins; Seed; Storage; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA VIGNIN; BETA CONGLUTIN; BETA VIGNIN; CHITIN; DISULFIDE; GAMMA VIGNIN; GLOBULIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VICILIN;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COWPEA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ALBUMINS; FABACEAE; GLOBULINS; GLYCOSYLATION; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

LUPINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 1642328362     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0300588     Document Type: Article

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