Plant proteinases and inhibitors: An overview of biological function and pharmacological activity

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 417-436

  Gomes, Marco T R ^a   Oliva, Maria L ^b   Lopes, Miriam T P ^a   Salas, Carlos E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Biological function; Inhibitors; Pharmacological activity; Plant proteases; Proteolytic activity

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE INHIBITOR; ASPARTIC ACID; BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; BROMELAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; FASTUOSAIN; INDOMETACIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; OMEPRAZOLE; PAPAIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SOYBEAN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WOBE MUGOS;

CEREAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HUMAN; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT PEST; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79960329033     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311796391089     Document Type: Review

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