Isolation and characterization of two Korean mistletoe lectins

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 959-965

  Tae, Bong Kang ^a   Seong, Kyu Song ^a   Taek, Joon Yoon ^b   Yung, Choon Yoo ^c   Kwan, Hee Lee ^a   Her, Erk ^d   Jong, Bae Kim ^a  

^a Handong University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Konyang University   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic effect; Glycosylation; Isolectin; Mistletoe; TNF

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; MISTLETOE LECTIN II; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; TOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; TUMOR CELL LINE; VISCUM ALBUM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MISTLETOE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 36949030720     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 02191024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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