Characterization of a sunflower seed albumin which associates with oil bodies

  • Patrick J.E. Thoyts
  • , Johnathan A. Napier
  • , Mark Millichip
  • , A. Keith Stobart
  • , W. Trevor Griffiths
  • , Arthur S. Tatham
  • , Peter R. Shewry*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An M(r) 22 500 protein was purified from isolated oil bodies from sunflower cotyledons. N-terminal amino acid sequencing showed that this protein belonged to the 2S albumin group of storage proteins. A corresponding cDNA clone encoded a preproprotein, comprising two mature 2S albumin proteins one of which corresponded to the oil-body associated albumin. In contrast, the second albumin encoded by the eDNA was related to components purified from a total albumin fraction by RP-HPLC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-125
Number of pages7
JournalPlant Science
Volume118
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2S albumins
  • Oil bodies
  • Proteins
  • Seeds
  • Sunflower

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