2 DISTINCT SPECIES OF CORN CYSTATIN IN CORN KERNELS

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作者
ABE, M
ABE, K
DOMOTO, C
ARAI, S
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, DEPT AGR CHEM, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
[2] ATOMI JR COLL, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO 112, JAPAN
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10.1271/bbb.59.756
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Besides corn cystatin I (CC-I) we found, by cloning, another molecular species of cystatin, named corn cystatin II (CC-II), which was found by screening with CC-I cDNA as a probe, The dissimilarity in amino acid sequence between CC-I and CC-II was distinct around the N-terminal region, Enzymologically, CC-II protein expressed in Escherichia coli was a stronger inhibitor of cathepsin L than CC-I.
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