Preparation and biological properties of a melibiose binding lectin from Bauhinia variegata seeds

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 10481-10486

  Lin, Peng ^a   Tzi, Bun Ng ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bauhinia variegate; Biological properties; Lectin; Purification; Seeds

Indexed keywords

MELIBIOSE; PLANT LECTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT SEED; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BAUHINIA; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HUMANS; MELIBIOSE; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LECTINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; SEEDS;

BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 57849146632     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8016332     Document Type: Article

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