Plant protein proteinase inhibitors: Structure and mechanism of inhibition

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 341-347

  Bateman, Katherine S ^a   James, Michael N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plant protein proteinase inhibitor; Reactive site loop; Standard mechanism; Three dimensional structure

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; KNOTTIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CERAL PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; POTATO 1 INHIBITOR; POTATO II INHIBITOR; RAPESEED PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SUNFLOWER TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CEREAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; MIRABILIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POTATO; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TARGETING; RAPESEED; REVIEW; SQUASH; SUNFLOWER; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PLANT;

MIRABILIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84855322586     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311796391124     Document Type: Review

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