Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)

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Autor(a) principal: Aragão,T.C.F.R.
Data de Publicação: 2000
Outros Autores: Souza,P.A.S., Uchôa,A.F., Costa,I.R., Bloch Jr.,C., Campos,F.A.P.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Resumo: We describe here the isolation and characterization of a major albumin from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru (Cactaceae), to which we gave the trivial name of cactin. This protein has a molecular mass of 11.3 kDa and is formed by a light chain (3.67 kDa) and a heavy chain (7.63 kDa). This protein was isolated using a combination of gel filtration chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. The amino acid composition of cactin was determined and found to resemble that of the 2S seed reserve protein from the Brazil nut, a protein remarkable for its high methionine content. The usefulness of cactin as a molecular marker in the taxonomy of the Cactaceae is discussed.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
title Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
spellingShingle Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
Aragão,T.C.F.R.
Cactaceae
mandacaru
Cereus jamacaru
cactin
2S albumins
methionine-rich protein
title_short Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
title_full Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
title_fullStr Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
title_sort Characterization of a methionine-rich protein from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru Mill. (Cactaceae)
author Aragão,T.C.F.R.
author_facet Aragão,T.C.F.R.
Souza,P.A.S.
Uchôa,A.F.
Costa,I.R.
Bloch Jr.,C.
Campos,F.A.P.
author_role author
author2 Souza,P.A.S.
Uchôa,A.F.
Costa,I.R.
Bloch Jr.,C.
Campos,F.A.P.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Aragão,T.C.F.R.
Souza,P.A.S.
Uchôa,A.F.
Costa,I.R.
Bloch Jr.,C.
Campos,F.A.P.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Cactaceae
mandacaru
Cereus jamacaru
cactin
2S albumins
methionine-rich protein
topic Cactaceae
mandacaru
Cereus jamacaru
cactin
2S albumins
methionine-rich protein
description We describe here the isolation and characterization of a major albumin from the seeds of Cereus jamacaru (Cactaceae), to which we gave the trivial name of cactin. This protein has a molecular mass of 11.3 kDa and is formed by a light chain (3.67 kDa) and a heavy chain (7.63 kDa). This protein was isolated using a combination of gel filtration chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. The amino acid composition of cactin was determined and found to resemble that of the 2S seed reserve protein from the Brazil nut, a protein remarkable for its high methionine content. The usefulness of cactin as a molecular marker in the taxonomy of the Cactaceae is discussed.
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