Isolation and characterization of a reserve protein from the seeds of Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae)
We describe here the isolation and characterization of a major albumin from the seeds of Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae). This protein has a molecular mass of 6.5 kDa and was isolated by a combination of gel filtration chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. The amino acid composition of this protei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1998-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600005 |