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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A.F. Uchoa, P.A.S. Souza, R.M.L. Zarate, E. Gomes-Filho, F.A.P. Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600005