Isolation and partial sequence of a Kunitz-type elastase specific inhibitor from marama bean (Tylosema esculentum)

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-382

  Nadaraja, Deepa ^a   Weintraub, Susan T ^b   Hakala, Kevin W ^b   Sherman, Nicholas E ^c   Starcher, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Elastase inhibitor; Marama bean

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE INHIBITOR; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PANCREATIC ELASTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BEAN; DRUG PURIFICATION; MARAMA BEAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FABACEAE; GLYCOSYLATION; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PLANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

GLYCINE MAX; TYLOSEMA ESCULENTUM;

EID: 77951475681     PISSN: 14756366     EISSN: 14756374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14756360903179500     Document Type: Article

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