Structural and functional properties of kunitz proteinase inhibitors from leguminosae: A mini review

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 348-357

  Oliva, Maria Luiza Vilela ^a   da Silva Ferreira, Rodrigo ^a   Ferreira, Joana Gasperazzo ^a   de Paula, Cláudia Alessandra Andrade ^a   Salas, Carlos E ^b   Sampaio, Misako Uemura ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Kunitz inhibitors; Plant inhibitors; Primary structure; Trypsin inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; CYSTEINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LEGUME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; FABACEAE; PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS;

FABACEAE;

EID: 79960339137     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311796391061     Document Type: Review

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