BIOPEP-UWM: Report

ID 1176
Name alpha-hordothionin precursor (purothionin II), barley (Hordeum vulgare)
sequence
MVCLLILGLVLEQVQVEGKSCCRSTLGRNCYNLCRVRGAQKLCAGVCRCKLTSSGKCPTGFPKLALVSNSDEPDTVKYCNLGCRASMCDYMVNAAADDEEMKLYLENCGDACVNFCNGDAGLTSLTA
Function:
 
Number of residues 127
Chemical mass 13596.7130 Monoisotopic mass 13587.3349


Bibliographic data:
Authors
Ponz F., Paz-Ares J., Hernandez-Lucas C., Garcia-Olmedo F., Carbonero P.
Title
Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a cDNA encoding the precursor of the barley toxin alpha-hordothionin. Eur. J. Biochem. 156:131-135.
Year Source
1986 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: THNA_HORVU, SWISS-PROT accession number: P01545