Effects of Tepary Bean ( Phaseolus acutifolius ) Protease Inhibitor and Semipure Lectin Fractions on Cancer Cells.

Some natural and synthetic protease inhibitors (PI), such as the Bowman-Birk PI from soybean, have anticancer effects. We previously purified and characterized a Bowman-Birk-type PI from Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) seeds (TBPI). A semipure protein fraction containing this inhibitor, when tes...

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Publicado en:Nutrition & Cancer Vol. 64; no. 8; pp. 1269 - 1279
Autores principales: García-Gasca, Teresa, García-Cruz, Marlen, Hernandez-Rivera, Elisa, López-Matínez, Josue, Castañeda-Cuevas, Ana L., Yllescas-Gasca, Lorena, Rodríguez-Méndez, Adriana J., Mendiola-Olaya, Elizabeth, Castro-Guillén, José L., Blanco-Labra, Alejandro
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2012
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