Purification and Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Papain Inhibitor from <i>Moringa oleifera</i> with Antimicrobial and Anticoagulant Properties

• Main Authors: Juliana Cotabarren (Author), Santiago Claver (Author), Juan Abreu Payrol (Author), Javier Garcia-Pardo (Author), Walter David Obregón (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Plant cystatins (or phytocystatins) comprise a large superfamily of natural bioactive small proteins that typically act as protein inhibitors of papain-like cysteine proteases. In this report, we present the purification and characterization of the first phytocystatin isolated from <i>Moringa...