The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens

The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens

We report the detection of insulin-like antigens in a large range of species utilizing a modified ELISA plate assay and Western blotting. We tested the leaves or aerial parts of species of Rhodophyta (red alga), Bryophyta (mosses), Psilophyta (whisk ferns), Lycopodophyta (club mosses), Sphenopsida (...

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Main Authors: L.B. Silva, S.S.S. Santos, C.R. Azevedo, M.A.L. Cruz, T.M. Venâncio, C.P. Cavalcante, A.F. Uchôa, S. Astolfi Filho, A.E.A. Oliveira, K.V.S. Fernandes, J. Xavier-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Insulin
Insulin-like
Antigens
Evolution
Plants
Cyanobacteria
Algae
Fungi
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000300004

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