The thionins: a protein family that includes purothionins, viscotoxins and crambins

García Olmedo, Francisco and Rodriguez Palenzuela, Pablo and Hernandez Lucas, Carlos and Ponz Ascaso, Fernando and Maraña, Carmen and Carmona Quiles, Maria Jose and Lopez Fando, J.J. and Fernandez, Jose A. and Carbonero Zalduegui, Pilar (1989). The thionins: a protein family that includes purothionins, viscotoxins and crambins. In: "Oxford Surveys of Plant Molecular and Cell Biology". Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 31-60.

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Title: The thionins: a protein family that includes purothionins, viscotoxins and crambins
Author/s:
  • García Olmedo, Francisco
  • Rodriguez Palenzuela, Pablo
  • Hernandez Lucas, Carlos
  • Ponz Ascaso, Fernando
  • Maraña, Carmen
  • Carmona Quiles, Maria Jose
  • Lopez Fando, J.J.
  • Fernandez, Jose A.
  • Carbonero Zalduegui, Pilar
Item Type: Book Section
Title of Book: Oxford Surveys of Plant Molecular and Cell Biology
Date: 1989
Volume: 6
Subjects:
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Agrónomos (UPM) [antigua denominación]
Department: Biotecnologia [hasta 2014]
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

Almost half a century ago, a crystalline protein material was obtained from lipid extracts of wheat endosperm and designated "purothionin" (Trvpwo, wheat; 9 e i w v , sulphur) on account of its high sulphur content (Balls et al., 1942a,b). This material, which was thought to be the oxidized form of a powerful oxidation-reduction system, was found to have baetericidal and fungicidal properties (Stuart and Harris, 1942), to inhibit fermentation of wheat mashes (Balls and Harris, 1944), and to be toxic to laboratory animáis (Coulson et al., 1942).

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Item ID: 6055
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/6055/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:6055
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 17 Feb 2011 10:27
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2016 14:41
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