THE COMPLETE AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCE OF LECTIN-C FROM THE ROOTS OF POKEWEED (PHYTOLACCA-AMERICANA)

Authors
YAMAGUCHI KI MORI A FUNATSU G
Citation
Ki. Yamaguchi et al., THE COMPLETE AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCE OF LECTIN-C FROM THE ROOTS OF POKEWEED (PHYTOLACCA-AMERICANA), Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 59(7), 1995, pp. 1384-1385
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Agriculture,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology","Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09168451
Volume
59
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1384 - 1385
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-8451(1995)59:7<1384:TCAOLF>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The complete amino acid sequence of pokeweed lectin-C (PL-C) consistin g of 126 residues has been determined. PL-C is an acidic simple protei n with molecular mass of 13,747 Da and consists of three cysteine-rich domains with 51-63% homology. PL-C shows homology to chitin-binding p roteins such as wheat germ agglutinin, and all eight cysteine residues in the three domains of PL-C are completely conserved in all other ch itin-binding domains.