Protease inhibitor from Moringa oleifera with potential for use as therapeutic drug and as seafood preservative

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-281

  Bijina, B ^a   Chellappan, Sreeja ^a   Krishna, Jissa G ^a   Basheer, Soorej M ^a   Elyas, K K ^a,b   Bahkali, Ali H ^c   Chandrasekaran, M ^a,c  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Moringa oleifera; Protease inhibitor; Seafood preservative; Therapeutic proteases

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FABACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE; PENAEUS MONODON; POACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 79957747149     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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