Flammin and velin: New ribosome inactivating polypeptides from the mushroom Flammulina velutipes

Peptides

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 929-933

  Ng, T B ^a   Wang, H X ^b,c  

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

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology   (China)

Author keywords

Fruiting bodies; Isolation; Mushroom; Ribosome inactivating protein

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; FLAMMIN; PROTEINASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; SEPHAROSE; TRICHOSANTHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VELIN;

ADSORPTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; FRUITING BODY; GEL FILTRATION; IC 50; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE LYSATE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AGARICALES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RIBOSOMES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FLAMMULINA; FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 2942597690     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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