Serine Proteinase Inhibitor from Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida[Thunb] Cogn.) Seeds
Author(s) -
Panida Atiwetin,
Shigeharu Harada,
Kaeko Kamei
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1347-6947
pISSN - 0916-8451
DOI - 10.1271/bbb.70.743
Subject(s) - gourd , cucurbitaceae , squash , wax , protease , serine protease , chemistry , amino acid , botany , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , food science
Two squash family protease inhibitors were obtained from wax gourd (Benicasa hispida [Thunb] Cogn.). Even though they were distinctly separated by reversed-phase chromatography, the amino acid sequences of two inhibitors were identical. Both inhibitors were converted into each other, perhaps due to cis-trans isomerization of characteristic Pro in the C-terminal region.
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