Serine proteinase inhibitor from wax gourd (Benincasa hispida [Thunb] Cogn.) seeds

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 743-745

  Atiwetin, Panida ^a   Harada, Shigeharu ^a   Kamei, Kaeko ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benicasa hispida; Serine protease inhibitor; Squash; Wax gourd

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENZYMES; ISOMERIZATION;

BENICASA HISPIDA; SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR; SQUASH; WAX GOURD;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT SEED; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SQUASH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CUCURBITA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS;

EID: 33645230784     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.743     Document Type: Article

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