Phaseococcin, an antifungal protein with antiproliferative and anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activities from small scarlet runner beans

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 212-220

  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

Antifungal proteins; Antiproliferative; Runner beans

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FILTRATION; FUNGI; GELS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VIRUSES;

MYCELIAL GROWTH; SCARLET RUNNER BEANS; SPLENOCYTES; SUPERDEX PEPTIDE COLUMN;

PROTEINS;

PHASEOCOCCIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BEAN; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPRINUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GEL FILTRATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPHOMYCETES; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCELIUM; MYCOSPHAERELLA ARACHIDICOLA; NONHUMAN; PHASEOLUS COCCINEUS; PHYSALOSPORA PIRICOLA; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RETICULOCYTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; DEFENSINS; FABACEAE; FUNGI; HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHASEOLUS; PROTEINS; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; SEEDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPLEEN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; COPRINUS COMATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MYCOSPHAERELLA ARACHIDICOLA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHASEOLUS COCCINEUS; PHYSALOSPORA PIRICOLA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 23444440970     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o05-037     Document Type: Article

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