Fluorescence studies on the interaction of hydrophobic ligands with Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) seed lectin

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Kavitha, Mannem ^a   Sultan, Nabil A M ^a   Swamy, Musti J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Adenine; Agglutinin; ANS; Association constant; Carbohydrate binding protein; Cytosine

Indexed keywords

8 ANILINO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID; ADENINE; CYTOSINE; LACTOSE; NUCLEIC ACID; PLANT LECTIN; TETRAMER; TRYPTOPHAN; URACIL;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEL FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LECTIN BINDING SITE; LIGAND BINDING; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANILINO NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; HYDROPHOBICITY; LECTINS; LIGANDS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; SEEDS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 57749185475     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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