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SUBMITTER: Schrot J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4448163 | biostudies-other | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Schrot Joachim J Weng Alexander A Melzig Matthias F MF
Toxins 20150508 5
Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are toxins that act as N-glycosidases (EC 3.2.2.22). They are mainly produced by plants and classified as type 1 RIPs and type 2 RIPs. There are also RIPs and RIP related proteins that cannot be grouped into the classical type 1 and type 2 RIPs because of their different sizes, structures or functions. In addition, there is still not a uniform nomenclature or classification existing for RIPs. In this review, we give the current status of all known plant RIPs ...[more]