Hypotin, a novel antipathogenic and antiproliferative protein from peanuts with a sequence similar to those of chitinase precursors

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 9792-9799

  Wang, Shaoyun ^a   Shao, Biao ^a   Rao, Pingfan ^a   Lee, Yiya ^a   Ye, Xiuyun ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antiproliferative; Peanut

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DEUTEROMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEANUT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHITINASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FABACEAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; PHYSALOSPORA PIRICOLA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM;

EID: 37349123486     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071540j     Document Type: Article

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