Purification and Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Papain Inhibitor from <i>Moringa oleifera</i> with Antimicrobial and Anticoagulant Properties

Plant cystatins (or phytocystatins) comprise a large superfamily of natural bioactive small proteins that typically act as protein inhibitors of papain-like cysteine proteases. In this report, we present the purification and characterization of the first phytocystatin isolated from <i>Moringa...

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Main Authors: Juliana Cotabarren, Santiago Claver, Juan Abreu Payrol, Javier Garcia-Pardo, Walter David Obregón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/4/512