Purification and characterization of curcin, a toxic lectin from the seed of Jatropha curcas

Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-118

  Lin, Juan ^a   Zhou, Xin ^a   Wang, Jinya ^a   Jiang, Peihong ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Curcin; Isolation; Jatropha curcas; Purification; Toxin protein

Indexed keywords

CURCIN PROTEIN, JATROPHA CURCAS; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; PLANT SEED; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS, TYPE 1; SEEDS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTS;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77749304317     PISSN: 10826068     EISSN: 15322297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826060903558588     Document Type: Article

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