Crystal structure of the Bowman-Birk inhibitor from Vigna unguiculata seeds in complex with β-trypsin at 1.55 Å resolution and its structural properties in association with proteinases

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1638-1650

  Barbosa, João Alexandre R G ^a   Silva, Luciano P ^b   Teles, Rozeni C L ^b   Esteves, Gisele F ^b   Azevedo, Ricardo B ^b   Ventura, Manuel M ^b   De Freitas, Sonia M ^b  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; MACROGOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIGNA UNGUICULATA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; COWPEA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 33847785970     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090555     Document Type: Article

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