Bowman-Birk inhibitor
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000894
A low-molecular-weight protein (minimum molecular weight 8000) which has the ability to inhibit trypsin as well as chymotrypsin at independent binding sites. It is characterized by a high cystine content and the absence of glycine.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000894 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | Bowman Birk soybean; Bowman-Birk soybean trypsin inhibitor |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Trypsin inhibitors; Plant proteins |
| Translations | Spanish: Inhibidor Bowman-Birk |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000894",
"term": "Bowman-Birk inhibitor",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A low-molecular-weight protein (minimum molecular weight 8000) which has the ability to inhibit trypsin as well as chymotrypsin at independent binding sites. It is characterized by a high cystine content and the absence of glycine.",
"synonyms": [
"Bowman Birk soybean",
"Bowman-Birk soybean trypsin inhibitor"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"trypsin inhibitors",
"plant proteins"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "Inhibidor Bowman-Birk"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bowman-birk-inhibitor/"
}
Record 885 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.