Isolation and biochemical characterization of mucus proteins in Japanese bunching onion (allium fistulosum) green leaves

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 235-243

  Yamazaki, Takashi ^a   Ogawa, Tomohisa ^a   Muramoto, Koji ^a   Nakahigashi, Jun ^b   Takeuchi, Atsuko ^c   Ueda, Hiroshi ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Amino Up Chemical Co   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese bunching onion; Lachrymatory factor synthase; Mannose binding lectin; Pathogenesis related proteins; Thaumatin like proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BINS; BODY FLUIDS; CELL CULTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGES;

JAPANESE BUNCHING ONION; MANNOSE BINDING LECTINS; PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS; SYNTHASES; THAUMATIN-LIKE PROTEIN;

PROTEINS;

EID: 84969601876     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.22.235     Document Type: Article

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