| isolation and characterization of a glucose/mannose-specific lectin with stimulatory effect on nitric oxide production by macrophages from the emperor banana. | emperor banana (musa basjoo cv. 'emperor banana') is a banana cultivar that has not been studied previously. in this study, a glucose/mannose-specific lectin has been purified from the emperor banana by affinity chromatography on affi-gel blue gel, ion exchange chromatography on mono s and gel filtration by fast protein liquid chromatography on superdex 75. this lectin was composed of two identical 15-kda subunits with n-terminal amino acid sequence similarity to other lectins from other musa sp ... | 2006 | 16226049 |
| a thaumatin-like antifungal protein from the emperor banana. | a 20-kda protein with substantial n-terminal sequence homology to thaumatin-like proteins was isolated from ripe fruits of the emperor banana, musa basjoo cv. 'emperor banana'. the isolation procedure entailed (nh(4))(2)so(4) precipitation, ion exchange chromatography on deae-cellulose, and affinity chromatography on affi-gel blue gel. the thaumatin-like protein inhibited mycelial growth in fusarium oxysporum and mycosphaerella arachidicola. however, it did not affect the mitogenic response of m ... | 2007 | 17306420 |
| [active compounds from rhizomes of musa basjoo]. | to study the active compounds from the rhizomes of musa basjoo. | 2010 | 21141492 |
| positive selection on the k domain of the agamous protein in the zingiberales suggests a mechanism for the evolution of androecial morphology. | the abc model of flower development describes the molecular basis for specification of floral organ identity in model eudicots such as arabidopsis and antirrhinum. according to this model, expression of c-class genes is linked to stamen and gynoecium organ identity. the zingiberales is an order of tropical monocots in which the evolution of floral morphology is characterized by a marked increase in petaloidy in the androecium. petaloidy is a derived characteristic of the ginger families and seem ... | 2015 | 25883781 |