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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000894
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
SynonymsBowman Birk soybean; Bowman-Birk soybean trypsin inhibitor
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoTrypsin inhibitors; Plant proteins
TranslationsSpanish: Inhibidor Bowman-Birk
Record as JSON
{
  "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.