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Structure of BbKI, a disulfide-free plasma kallikrein inhibitor.
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications - 1 Aug 2015
Zhou Dongwen, Hansen Daiane, Shabalin Ivan G, Gustchina Alla, Vieira Debora F, de Brito Marlon V, Araújo Ana Paula U, Oliva Maria Luiza V, Wlodawer Alexander
Abstract excerpt
A serine protease inhibitor from Bauhinia bauhinioides (BbKI) belongs to the Kunitz family of plant inhibitors, which are common in plant seeds. BbKI does not contain any disulfides, unlike most other members of this family. It is a potent inhibitor of plasma kallikrein, in addition to other serine proteases, and thus exhibits antithrombotic activity. A high-resolution crystal structure of recombinantly expressed...
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