BIOPEP-UWM: Report

ID 1172
Name gamma-1 purothionin, wheat (Triticum aestivum)
sequence
KICRRRSAGFKGPCMSNKNCAQVCQQEGWGGGNCDGPFRRCKCIRQC

Function:
 
Number of residues 47
Chemical mass 5239.0839 Monoisotopic mass 5235.3831



Bibliographic data:
Authors
Colilla F.J., Rocher A., Mendez E.
Title
Gamma-purothionins: amino acid sequence of two polypeptides of a new family of thionins from wheat endosperm. FEBS Lett. 270:191-194.
Year Source
1990 Journal



Additional information:
Thionins are small plant proteins which are toxic to animal cells. They seem to exert their toxic effect at the level of the cell membrane.



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