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Molecular interaction of the α-amylase inhibitor of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds with pig pancreatic α-amylase was investigated as an enzyme-inhibitor model potentially useful in protecting transgenic crop plants against various insect predators.
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Berre, V.AL., Gilles, C., Payan, F., Rougé, P. (1998). Molecular Interaction of the α-Amylase Inhibitor from Phaseolus vulgaris Seeds with Pig Pancreatic α-Amylase. In: Guéguen, J., Popineau, Y. (eds) Plant Proteins from European Crops. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03720-1_3
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