Passiflin, a novel dimeric antifungal protein from seeds of the passion fruit

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Lam, S K ^a   Ng, T B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Lactoglobulin; Antifungal protein; Passiflora edulis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; DOXORUBICIN; NYSTATIN; PASSIFLIN; SEPHAROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPHOMYCETES; IC 50; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MYCELIAL GROWTH; PASSION FRUIT; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FUNGI; HUMANS; LACTOGLOBULINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PASSIFLORA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

BOVINAE; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 59649098215     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.12.025     Document Type: Article

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