Expression and characterization of two domains of Pinellia ternata agglutinin (PTA), a plant agglutinin from Pinellia ternata with antifungal activity

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 545-554

  Ling, Li Jun ^a   Yang, Yan Zhuo ^a   Bi, Yu Rong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein; Domain; Expression; Mannose binding site; P. ternata; Plant lectin

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; AGGLUTINATION ACTIVITY; ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN; C-TERMINAL DOMAINS; FUSION PROTEINS; GENE ENCODES; N-TERMINAL DOMAINS; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSGENIC PLANTS; TWO DOMAINS;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BINDING ENERGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

BINDING SITES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PINELLIA; PINELLIA TERNATA;

EID: 77950461809     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0204-2     Document Type: Article

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