BIOPEP-UWM: Report
| ID | 1173 |
| Name | purothionin A-I precursor (beta-purothionin), wheat (Triticum aestivum) |
| sequence |
| Function: | |
| Number of residues | 136 |
| Chemical mass | 14624.8207 | Monoisotopic mass | 14614.8404 |
| Bibliographic data: | |
| Authors | |
| Othani S., Okada T., Yoshizumi H., Kagamiyama H. | |
| Title | |
| Complete primary structures of two subunits of purothionin A, a lethal protein for brewer's yeast from wheat flour. J. Biochem. 82:753-767. | |
| Year | Source |
| 1977 | 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. |
| Database reference: | |||
| SWISS-PROT entry name: THNB_WHEAT, SWISS-PROT accession number: P01543 |