Saporins - Type 1 ribosome-inactivating proteins from soapwort (Saponaria officinalis L.)

Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RlPs) are found distributed throughout the plant kingdom. These proteins possess a RNA N-glycosidase activity whereby the depurination of a specific adenine residue from the large ribosomal subunit renders eukaryotic and, in some cases, prokaryotic ribosomes inactive....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sinclair, Lesley Jean
Published: Durham University 1995
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262214