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Bot Stud. 2014 Dec;55(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s40529-014-0064-4. Epub 2014 Aug 15.

Antioxidant activities of two metallothionein-like proteins from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam. `Tainong 57') storage roots and their synthesized peptides.

Botanical studies

Shyh-Shyun Huang, Jeng-Shyan Deng, Hsien-Jung Chen, Yaw-Huei Lin, Guan-Jhong Huang

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan.
  2. Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, 413, Taiwan.
  3. Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan.
  4. Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, 115, Taipei, Taiwan. [email protected].
  5. School of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan. [email protected].

PMID: 28510944 PMCID: PMC5430340 DOI: 10.1186/s40529-014-0064-4

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Metallothionein (MT) characterized by their low molecular weight and high cysteine content.

RESULTS: Two recombinant proteins of MT-I and MT-II overproduced in E. coli (M15) was purified by Ni

CONCLUSIONS: These findings mean that a cysteine residue is most important in antiradical activities. It was suggested that MT-I and MT-II might contribute their antioxidant activities against hydroxyl and peroxyl radicals.

Keywords: Antioxidant activity; Metallothionein; Recombinant protein; Sweet potato

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