Structural characterization and anti-HIV-1 activities of arginine/glutamate-rich polypeptide Luffin P1 from the seeds of sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica)

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-172

  Ng, Yiu Ming ^a   Yang, Yinhua ^a   Sze, Kong Hung ^b   Zhang, Xuan ^c,d   Zheng, Yong Tang ^c   Shaw, Pang Chui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Anti HIV 1; Luffin P1; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Ribosome inactivating peptide

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; LUFFIN P1; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLOCYNTH; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IC 50; LUFFA CYLINDRICA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 79952450056     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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