A role for a Hevea latex lectin-like protein in mediating rubber particle aggregation and latex coagulation

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-347

  Wititsuwannakul, Rapepun ^a   Pasitkul, Piyaporn ^a,b   Kanokwiroon, Kamonwan ^a   Wititsuwannakul, Dhirayos ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAKSIN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Euphorbiaceae; Hevea brasiliensis; Latex coagulation; Lectin; Rubber latex; Rubber particle

Indexed keywords

LATEX; PLANT LECTIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; HEVEA; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, DEAE-CELLULOSE; HEVEA; LATEX; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; HEVEA; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HEVEA LATEX; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 37549033825     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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