Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5166215 | Phytochemistry | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The study addressed the defensive role of plant protease inhibitors, including presence of the functional domain. A very short functional domain with less than 10 amino acids, which is not directly involved in proteinase inhibitory activity, was found to be crucial for the toxic effect of PI.
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Authors
Joana Tomomi Sumikawa, Marlon Vilela de Brito, Maria Ligia Rodrigues Macedo, Adriana F. Uchoa, Antonio Miranda, Ana Paula U. Araujo, Rosemeire A. Silva-Lucca, Misako Uemura Sampaio, Maria Luiza Vilela Oliva,