title: An antiviral protein from Bougainvillea spectabilis roots; purification and characterisation.
abstract: An antiviral protein active against mechanical transmission of tomato spotted wilt virus was identified in the root tissues of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Bougainvillea Antiviral Protein I (BAP I) was purified to apparent homogeneity from the roots of Bougainvillea by ammonium sulphate precipitation, CM- and DEAE-Sepharose chromatography and reverse phase HPLC. BAP I is a highly basic protein (pI value > 8.6) with an Mr of 28,000. The N-terminal sequence of BAP I showed homology with other plant antiviral proteins. Preliminary tests suggest that purified BAP I is capable of interfering with in vitro protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balasaraswathi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadasivam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; C112642:BAPI protein, Bougainvillea spectabilis; D010940:Plant Proteins