BIOPEP-UWM: Report

ID 1174
Name alpha-2-purothionin precursor, wheat (Triticum aestivum)
sequence
MGSKGLKGVMVCLLILGLVLEQVQVEGKSCCRTTLGRNCYNLCRSRGAQKLCSTVCRCKLTSGLSCPKGFPKLALESNSDEPDTIEYCNLGCRSSVCDYMVNAAADDEEMKLYVENCGDACVNFCNGDAGLTSLDA

Function:
 
Number of residues 136
Chemical mass 14557.6921 Monoisotopic mass 14547.7733



Bibliographic data:
Authors
Castagnaro A., Marana C., Carbonero P., Garcia-Olmedo F.
Title
cDNA cloning and nucleotide sequences of alpha 1 and alpha 2 thionins from hexaploid wheat endosperm. Plant Physiol. 106:1221-1222.
Year Source
1994 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: THN2_WHEAT, SWISS-PROT accession number: P32032