To meet the demands for food of the expanding world population, there is need of new ways
for protecting plant crops against predators and pathogens while avoiding the use of …

The main results of the research performed in the last 30 years on ribosome-inactivating
proteins (RIPs) are reviewed, with emphasis on the new, controversial and uncertain …

Deciduous shrub or more rarely a small tree to 10 m, often with straight, vigorous erect
shoots from the base; branches often arching. Bark brownish-grey, deeply furrowed, corky …

Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins (RIPs) are enzymes that trigger the catalytic inactivation of
ribosomes and other substrates. They are present in a large number of plants and have …

Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are toxins that act as N-glycosidases (EC 3.2. 2.22).
They are mainly produced by plants and classified as type 1 RIPs and type 2 RIPs. There …

The first edition of this book, Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicity at Low Levels, was
published just prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Reflecting a greater …

A class of heterodimeric plant proteins consisting of a carbohydrate-binding B-chain and an
enzymatic A-chain which act on ribosomes to inhibit protein synthesis are amongst the most …

Several protein toxins, including the A chain of ricin (RTA), enter mammalian cells by
endocytosis and subsequently reach their cytosolic substrates by translocation across the …

Many plants contain proteins that are commonly designated as ribosome-inactivating
proteins (RIPs). Based on the structure of the genes and the mature proteins a novel system …

The term ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) is used to denominate proteins mostly of plant
origin, which have N-glycosidase enzymatic activity leading to a complete destruction of the …