This review summarizes the recent discovery of the cupin superfamily (from the Latin term
“cupa,” a small barrel) of functionally diverse proteins that initially were limited to several …

The quality of fruits and vegetables is mainly dependant on the sweetness determined by
the level of soluble sugars such as glucose, fructose and sucrose. Other fruit quality …

System x− c, one of the main transporters responsible for central nervous system cystine
transport, is comprised of two subunits, xCT and 4F2hc. The transport of cystine into cells is …

Germination of cereals is accompanied by extensive change in the redox state of seed
proteins. Proteins present in oxidized form in dry seeds are converted to the reduced state …

Identification of anonymous proteins from two-dimensional (2-D) gels by peptide mass
fingerprinting is one area of proteomics that can greatly benefit from a simple, automated …

Many of the world's important crops such as soybean are now widely distributed, beyond
their original zones of natural selection and chilling temperature is one of the major abiotic …

The structure of canavalin was refined to 2.1 and 2.0 Å resolution in cubic and hexagonal
crystals of space group P213 and P63, respectively. The threefold molecular symmetry is …

The oxalate oxidase enzyme expressed in barley roots is a thermostable, protease‐resistant
enzyme that generates H2O2. It has great medical importance because of its use to assay …

Vicilins (7S globulins) are seed storage proteins and constitute the main protein family in
legume seeds, particularly in narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.; NLL), where …

Three new strains of Trichoderma reesei, the anamorph of Hypocrea jecorina, are reported
from soil in French Guiana and Brazil. Identification of the strains as T. reesei/H. jecorina …