Saporin from <i>Saponaria officinalis</i> as a Tool for Experimental Research, Modeling, and Therapy in Neuroscience
Saporin, which is extracted from <i>Saponaria officinalis</i>, is a protein toxin that inactivates ribosomes. Saporin itself is non-selective toxin but acquires high specificity after conjugation with different ligands such as signaling peptides or antibodies to some surface proteins exp...
Main Authors: | Alexey P. Bolshakov, Mikhail Yu. Stepanichev, Yulia V. Dobryakova, Yulia S. Spivak, Vladimir A. Markevich |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/9/546 |
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