title: Screening survey of several plant species in search for ribosome-inactivating protein-like activities.
abstract: A screening survey of 41 plants revealed potent translational inhibitory activities in 19 plant species belonging to several different families, some of them hitherto unreported. Our results indicate that the active principles were ribosome-inactivating proteins. Additionally, human erythrocyte-agglutinating activity was found in 20 plants.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Citores
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ferreras
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Girbés
mesh_terms: D002474:Cell-Free System; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000032:analysis; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000032:analysis; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006388:Hemagglutinins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012260:Ribonucleases; D010450:Endopeptidases