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A tetrameric inhibitor of insect α‐amylase from barley
Author(s) -
Sanchez-Monge Rosa,
Gomez Luis,
Garcia-Olmedo Francisco,
Salcedo Gabriel
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(86)80021-7
Subject(s) - endosperm , amylase , insect , saliva , biochemistry , enzyme , chemistry , endogeny , hordeum vulgare , biology , botany , poaceae
A tetrameric inhibitor that is active against α‐amylase from the larvae of the insect Tenebrio molitor , but inactive against the enzyme from human saliva and against the endogenous one, has been described in barley endosperm. The subunits of the inhibitor have been identified as the previously characterized proteins CMa, CMb and CMd, of which only CMa was inhibitory by itself.