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Characteristics of the storage proteins of cotton
Author(s) -
Dure Leon
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02653289
Subject(s) - storage protein , cottonseed , globulin , proteolysis , amino acid , biology , yield (engineering) , biochemistry , gene , chemistry , botany , immunology , materials science , metallurgy , enzyme
The storage proteins of the cottonseed are composed of α and β globulins which are homologous to the vicilins and legumins, respectively, of the legumes. Gene sequences for members of both protein families have been determined, and the derived amino acid compositions are presented here. The proteolytic cleavages and glycosylations involved in the processing of the preproproteins during embryogenesis to yield the proteins found in the mature seed are outlined.