Isolation and characterization of a dual function protein from Allium sativum bulbs which exhibits proteolytic and hemagglutinating activities

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-413

  Parisi, Mónica G ^a   Moreno, Silvia ^b   Fernández, Graciela ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^b FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Cysteine peptidase; Garlic bulbs; Hemagglutinating activity; Mannose binding lectin; Proteolytic activity; Sativain

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GELATIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; HEMOGLOBIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; GARLIC; GENETICS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CASEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ERYTHROCYTES; GARLIC; GELATIN; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HEMAGGLUTININS; HEMOGLOBINS; PLANT PROTEINS; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 42049104132     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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