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Hydrophobic protein synthesized in the pod endocarp adheres to the seed surface.
Plant physiology - 1 Aug 1999
Gijzen M, Miller S S, Kuflu K, Buzzell R I, Miki B L
Abstract excerpt
Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) hydrophobic protein (HPS) is an abundant seed constituent and a potentially hazardous allergen that causes asthma in persons allergic to soybean dust. By analyzing surface extracts of soybean seeds with sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and amino-terminal microsequencing, we determined that large amounts of HPS are deposited on the seed surface. The...
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